Mr. President. I wish to commend the senior Senator from Wyoming for an outstanding job on a bill that really will put teeth in the laws against illegal immigration into our country. He has been working for months in a bipartisan way to make sure that before the end of this session we did a meaningful job of addressing a terrible problem in my State and for the whole country. and that is an influx of illegal aliens that is causing the taxpayers of my State and our country millions of dollars. The senior Senator from Wyoming worked until late in the night last night trying to make sure that this bill stays together. All we have heard from the White House is that the White House objected to the Gallegly amendment. and beyond that would sign the bill that was indeed a bipartisan bill in both Houses of Congress. Today. we have a change of mood. and all of a sudden now the bill that will stop. or at least give us a chance to stop. the illegal immigration into our country is now being held up by the White House saying. no. we want you to take out title V. Now. title V would. in fact. take out the enforceability of the welfare reform bill that also passed this body and this Congress overwhelmingly. It is time for us to have an integrity in the system that says once you come to an agreement. it is an agreement. our word is good. and we go forward.
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