Speech #1040198095

It was nonrelevant. But he did it because he felt it was important to do. On the immigration bill yesterday. the only opportunity. it seemed to us. to be able to register on this issue of the misuse of the Social Security funds in a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. the only opportunity we would have had before the majority leader would bring up the vote on the constitutional amengment to balance the budget was to oer it before he did it. and so we used the first vehicle that came along. It Is not an attempt to frustrate the immigration bill. Much in the immigration bill I support. as do many of my colleagues. The immigration bill will pass the Senate. in my judgment. if the majority leader brings It back to the floor. But he is not going to be in a circumstance where he comes to the floor of the Senate and says: Here is our agenda. and you vote on our amendments and our agenda when we want to vote. and with respect to the things you care about. we are sorry but they do not count. they are irrelevant. It is not the way the Senate works.