Speaker. I rise in strong opposition to this most undemocratic rule. Again. we find ourselves going through the semiannual sadistic process of trying to do something about meaningful immigration reform in this country. I am sick and tired of hearing speaker after speaker come down here and say that getting this bill out is more important than the democratic process. The Committee on Rules has completely stopped the democratic process from going forward and I will say to the Members that democracy. the democratic process. is more important than any statute. any change or any bill coming through this Congress of the United States. It is sadistic and anybody who believes for 1 moment that we are going to take this bill to conference and that we are going to come back with a good immigration bill before the close of this Congress next week or the following week must have come in this mornings mail. It is not going to happen and I urge all of the Members that the only way that we can really make our feelings known and come up with a decent bill that will give us any chance of meaningful immigration reform this year is to defeat this awful rule.
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