Mr. Speaker. this rule. and this bill. is seriously flawed. We have one of the most important issues facing the country today. immigration reform. and it is brought to the floor with less than a week left before our scheduled adjournment date. under a rule that automatically adapts 23 amendments. without debate. that have not even been made publically available to the general membership of the Congress. Many of these 23 amendments are very controversial. One for instance. apparently prohibits us from deporting Salvadorans and Nicaraguans who have come into the United States illegally. Another addresses the subject of Medicaid benefits for illegal aliens. Many U.S. citizens. myself included. happen to believe that only U.S. citizens should be eligible for such benefits. except in the most serious lifethreatening emergency situations. Mr.
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