Speech #1040029131

I return here to a familiar refrain. a theme revisited. not. as has my good friend from Montana. with regard to the balanced budget amendment or base closing. Those are critical issues we will face in these next weeks. But there is one that we will face that is rather awesome in nature. too. and that is the issue of illegal immigration. Mr. President. on January 24 I introduced S. 269. the Immigrant Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1995. At that time I presented to my colleagues and to the American people a rather general overview of the bill. Today I wish to describe in greater detail one particular part of this legislationthe requirement for a new system to verify eligibility to work in the United States and to receive benefits under certain governmentfunded programs of public assistance.