Last night. the Senate Republican leader said all we want is about 20 or so amendments. With 20 amendments and seconddegree amendments. we would eat up a week of time just on the Republican amendments. and there is no promise it would end there. This was clearly a moment for the Senate Republican leader to step forward. not just at the microphone. but in his own caucus and say that we as a party are going to be counted as to whether we are really for this immigration reform. I think it is time. Mr. President. that we acknowledge the obvious. It is time for us as a nation to have comprehensive immigration reform with enforcementenforcement on our borders and enforcement in places of employmentbut also to give a legal pathway to those good people who want to be our fellow citizens. who want to share this dream in America. This morning we will not achieve it. And when the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman tells us we will return to this bill when we get back from the Easter recess.
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