C. W. Bill Young: “I have my own ideas as to why the President wants us here day after day, one day at a time, but I do not know for sure…”

“I have my own ideas as to why the President wants us here day after day, one day at a time, but I do not know for sure what his reason is. However, on your question of amnesty, I would remind the gentleman, that during the development of the Commerce, Justice appropriations conference report, in the closing hours, the President did request a broad-based general amnesty for illegal aliens. The House responded and the conference committee responded with a compromise that would provide amnesty for family reunification. Some of the families had already been granted citizenship, and this would allow them to unify their families. We did that in the Commerce, Justice bill. We have been advised that the President is going to veto the Commerce, Justice appropriations bill, and one of the main reasons is because we did not give him the general broad-based amnesty that he requested. Now, whether or not that becomes a major issue on the development of the Labor, HHS conference report, I am not really sure at this point.”