Speaker: This issue was never partisian. never partisan until we had a partisan vote in the Rules Committee 2 weeks ago to bring a rule that was absolutely predestined to be defeated here on the floor. Members who have voted for this bill in the past. Members who have voted for immigration reform in the past when we passed it by a 5vote margin voted against the rule and voted down the previous question. or voted against the previous question last week not because they were against immigration reform but because they would not be given an opportunity to debate wholly and fully certain of the issues involved in the immigration reform package. There is a difference between the vote that takes place today and the one that took place last week. One of them in EVD. extended voluntary departure. is excluded from this particular consideration because we take the Judiciary Committee bill.
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