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Dick Durbin: “I will just say that we believe the underlying bill, the Specter substitute bill, has very strong language to make it…”

On the recordApril 5, 2006
I will just say that we believe the underlying bill, the Specter substitute bill, has very strong language to make it clear we do not want anyone in the United States associated with terrorism. We certainly do not want anyone in the United States associated with terrorism to reach legal status. That is reprehensible. So I am prepared to offer to work with the Senator from Colorado on his amendment to make sure we have included that category with which he is most concerned. I thank him for his leadership.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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