Speech #990281161

I think you could not find a better example of a situation where you ought to waive section 303 so long as you understand the nature of the entitlement that is being created. I do. I think the Senate will find that taking the whole bill. the fact that immigration is a major national problem. the fact that it has been worked on for decades. the fact that for five sessions of Congress we have come close and failed. take all those things together and this bill is a remarkable accomplishment. If you had a list of five major American domestic problems. you would have to say immigration is one. So I am going to support waiving section 303 of the Budget Act. I do not believe it is a major new expenditure of money. I believe it is far out in the future and when you look at that waiver in the context of whether you should deny the U.S. Congress an opportunity to pass a major immigration bill. you ought to say yes. If you are going to say yes. you ought to give them the opportunity to vote on that. Then you ought to waive.