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Barack Obama: As we speak, there are enough Republicans and Democrats in the House to pass an immigration bill today. I would sign it…

On the recordJune 29, 2014
As we speak, there are enough Republicans and Democrats in the House to pass an immigration bill today. I would sign it into law today. And Washington would solve a problem in a bipartisan way. But for more than a year Republicans in the House of Representatives have refused to allow an up or down vote on that Senate bill or any legislation to fix our broken immigration system.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama calls for bipartisan support to pass an immigration bill, criticizing Republicans for not allowing a vote.

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