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In the last 3 weeks, I have pointed out several flaws in the immigration bill. Within a couple of days, we will have a bill through the Senate. I think I owe to my colleagues and to my constituents, since I have been pointing out flaws…
Madam President, this grand compromise makes false promises to the American people and throws money at the border, but there is no accountability to get the job done. We need to see the results, but the only result we are being assured of…
Madam President, I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Texas. I want to give an update, not only to Senator Landrieu, but for all the Senators. First of all, 10 days ago we started out with 27 amendments that were noncontroversial--or…
Let me correct that. That is money total to be spent, not necessarily all on the border. But about $30 billion was added in this amendment for the border.
I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1183, as modified.
I have expressed my frustration many times, and more often in the last week, about the lack of progress on getting votes. We have been on this bill for 3 weeks. Yet we have only dealt with nine amendments. It is unclear if any more…
Mr. President, I want to give my colleagues a point of view on the immigration bill before the Senate from somebody other than a Senator. In the weekend Des Moines Register, there was an article called ``Another View: Immigration reform…
Mr. President, the only unanimous consent request I am going to make is at the end of my remarks I will ask for inclusion of something in the Record. I wish to share with the public what is taking place on the immigration bill before us…
I object, and I ask for the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Iowa.
Mr. President, on behalf of myself and my colleagues--I better say on behalf of myself and some of my colleagues--I have to object. The majority party has offered an agreement from our point of view that is insufficient and clearly not…
I reserve the right to object, and I will object. I want the Members of this body to know that I very much am interested in E-Verify, because I have legislation in for mandatory E- Verify. I was involved with several Senators in 2007 as we…
As we have seen over the past 2 weeks, immigration is a very emotional issue. It is an issue that engenders strong feelings from both sides of the aisle and maybe out in the grass roots of America even stronger feelings than are expressed…
Nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to.
I would like to welcome and introduce Pam Johnson, a constituent of mine, but also a friend...
I agree with you that there is no sound science that says that GMOs are a risk to healthy, but we have to take this position.
Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in open session on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing…
We only had nine amendments. Is that a robust and open process? Do they think the majority has allowed regular order? From my point of view, the answer is a clear and resounding no. We are at a point where the process has been halted. It…