Mr. President. I have sought recognition to comment about the pending efforts to structure a comprehensive immigration reform bill. There are many questions which are being asked today in the corridors by members of the media as to what is happening on the efforts to structure a bill to come before the Senate next week. where a cloture vote is scheduled for Monday afternoon to proceed. The efforts to structure legislation have been in process now for 3 months. There have been approximately 30 meetings held for durations customarily of 2 hours or longer. customarily attended by 8. 10. or 12 Senators. It is unusual to have a dozen Senators sit still in a room for 2 hours. but that has happened repeatedly as we have struggled through the very complex issues while trying for comprehensive immigration reform. We have bypassed the Judiciary Committee in this effort. Perhaps it was a mistake.
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