John Conyers: “Mr. Speaker, first, I strongly support this bill, although the bill does not go far enough. I support it in the hope…”

“Mr. Speaker, first, I strongly support this bill, although the bill does not go far enough. I support it in the hope that we can go further within conference with the Senate. Why does the bill not go far enough? Because it simply delays the effective date with respect to land borders from September 30, 1998 to September 30, 1999. The Clinton administration has said to this Congress section 110 cannot be enforced. The Clinton administration has said to this Congress with respect to land borders, repeal section 110 because it cannot be implemented. They have submitted legislation to this Congress calling for its repeal, and all we are doing in this bill is delaying the effective date for one year. The Clinton administration says it cannot be enforced, repeal it with respect to land borders. Mr. Speaker, I have introduced some other bills. In September I introduced H.R. 2481. Yesterday I introduced a companion bill to Senator Abraham's bill, H.R. 2955. I believe that the bill that Senator Abraham has introduced in the United States Senate, to which a few dozen of us cosponsored yesterday, is the more appropriate approach.”