I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. Today is not a red letter day for this great and storied institution. Rather than doing what we know has to be done regarding immigration reform. we are simply punting the ball to the Senate. hoping that they will have the courage to act in ways that we cannot. Many of us here wanted an amendment that would be made in order that would allow for a temporary worker program to be established. That was not allowed. In doing so. In not allowing that. we are simply ensuring that we play a diminished role in the eventual bill that will pass this body. If the denial of this amendment was unfortunate. the removal of language in the managers amendment that simply references the role that a temporary worker program would play in enhancing border security is simply baffling. Every member of the Republican leadership and virtually every Member of this institution has expressed the need to have a temporary worker program at some point in order to secure the border. Yet some said they would vote against the legislation if it was included here.
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