Mazie Hirono: “I have talked about how this bill treats immigrant taxpayers, specifically the restrictions on access to Federal safety…”

“I have talked about how this bill treats immigrant taxpayers, specifically the restrictions on access to Federal safety net programs. The bill prohibits immigrant taxpayers from using programs they helped to fund with the hundreds of billions of dollars of taxes they pay. This is truly unfair. I filed an amendment to correct this unfair treatment. This amendment is No. 1317. My amendment simply says immigrant taxpayers who are lawfully present and working and who have paid all of their tax liabilities should be able to use the Federal programs their taxes pay for. This is simply common sense. I ask unanimous consent that Senators Boxer, Rockefeller, and Schatz be added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1317. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.”