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Jeff Fortenberry: “That's correct. And you -- or -- or we could bypass this process and some -- if somebody wants to introduce the DREAM…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2010
That's correct. And you -- or -- or we could bypass this process and some -- if somebody wants to introduce the DREAM Act on their own, and have a debate about it, and let the legislative body work its process separate from this, fine. But this bill should be released. You heard Mrs. Williams. And, in my mind, she's an American hero. And her daughter deserves better than what they're getting now. This bill has been tied up for months and months. There's no reason it shouldn't go through now.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

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Fortenberry emphasizes the need to pass the bill for Haitian orphans and criticizes the dysfunction in Congress.

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