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On the recordAugust 1, 2014
Now, in the United States Senate, the majority leader, Harry Reid, has left town. He has left town. Not only did he fail to complete an immigration bill, but he knows full well that President Obama may illegally grant amnesty to 5 to 6 million foreign nationals illegally in the United States without doing anything. What Harry Reid has the opportunity to do is to come back and join us. We will be here any time, any day, anywhere, anyhow. We will join him here in August, September, whenever, and he needs to put the other handcuff on this lawless President's hands, so we constrain this President from granting amnesty. Mr. Speaker, that is what the American people want us to do. We do that tonight with this bill. We invite Harry Reid to bring the Senate back and put the handcuff on the President's other hand, so that we can have sovereignty again on our southern border. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair reminds Members to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President. {time} 2115 Parliamentary inquiry
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Michele Bachmann
Minnesota

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