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On the recordJuly 11, 2013
Well, the good news is I don't have time to discuss that today, but perhaps at some time we will. Immigration. Obviously, the Senate, as the gentleman so well knows, has passed a major piece of legislation, passed it 68-32. That bill is, I believe, now with us. Can the gentleman tell us when we might be expecting immigration legislation on the floor?
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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