I have talked with the managers of the bill. and I have agreed to offer it now. to briefly debate the matter. and we will schedule a vote and possibly limited debate sometime next week as we move through the whole series of amendments we have pending. Mr. President. I introduced a similar measure. S. 918. earlier in this Congress. As many Senators know. I have long supported blocking Federal benefits to illegal aliens as a matter of both sound immigration policy and as a matter of sound fiscal policy. I have introduced this measure as either a standalone bill or as an amendment in every Congress since 1989. In 1993. when we debated the comprehensive crime bill. the Senate accepted my amendment to restrict benefits to illegal aliens by a vote of 85 to 2. Unfortunately. Mr.
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