And I certainly wish that we had acted on immigration reform. We did pass under Democratic control a DREAM Act, if the gentleman will recall, in the waning days of the 111th Congress, and did take at least one constructive step with an immigration bill that we brought to the full floor of this House and passed. I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter), a member of the Financial Services Committee and a former member of the Rules Committee.
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