On the recordApril 2, 2014
Mr. Speaker, last week, I signed the discharge petition on H.R. 15, the bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform bill. Today, I stand with millions of families across our country to call upon Speaker Boehner to simply bring H.R. 15 to the floor of the House for a vote. This bill secures our borders, provides an earned pathway to citizenship, and increases economic opportunity for all Americans. We request a vote--no, we demand a vote. We demand a vote, Mr. Speaker. We demand this vote because the American people are tired of living under a broken immigration system and seeing families broken apart. The American people know that passing this bill will save our country $900 billion over the next two decades. We know that the American people overwhelmingly support immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Mr. Speaker, give the American people that vote. ____________________
