We are wasting our time and the American peoples time. For months now. Republican infighting has prevented this Congress from enacting true immigration reform and protection. and that infighting and unwillingness to compromise on the part of House Republicans is what instigated this narrow bill. Now. what compels us on this bill? We only have 21/2 weeks. 3 weeks to go. the elections are coming. and. very frankly. the Republicans arent doing too well. and the fear factor is one of their major political ploys. Our Republican friends are desperate for a legislative victory and desperate for political talking points. They recognize that. as Senator SPECTER. the Republican chairman of the Judiciary Committee. said. "Republicans control both Houses and the White House. If we dont move forward and solve the immigration reform problem and border security. we are not doing our job." Today. we are pretending to do our job. We are not doing our job. There is a bill in conference. but we are not working on it.
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