I rise in opposition to the effort made by my friend. the gentleman from Mississippi . I hope that the House will vote up the previous question so that we can get on to our business. I think the point has been made here. and made very clearly. that the gentleman from New Jersey . the distinguished chairman of the Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. had. as recently as 45 minutes ago. conversations with the gentleman from Kentucky . who is now speaking. and others. with respect to trying to find some way out of this incredible morass in which we have fallen. some other compromise. not using the Schumer proposal. because I do think the Schumer proposal was itself not on solid ground and does not really help the bill achieve passage. but on some other kind of a compromise in the agricultural area that will allow the House to work its will. go to conference and come out with an immigration reform bill that the President would sign. Because of the nature of where we are. I understand fully the frustration of my friend. the gentleman from California . my friend. the gentleman from Florida . and others who have worked on this bill. I just do not think the process is correct. particularly coming now when there is effort afoot. there is indication to the gentleman from Kentucky that we may be able to. despite being at the 111/2 hour of the 99th Congress. come out with some kind of an agreement that will do justice to both sides and achieve immigration reform. Once again. I hope we can go through the orderly process and vote the previous question up and then go on with our business today so we can further these negotiations.
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