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On the recordJune 27, 2007
the people who are talking about the negativity of this legislation I do not think understand how good it is. I have talked about the $4.4 billion. But to think about that: $55 billion to go toward making our country safer--not our borders--our country safer, and it is not paid for by the taxpayers. It will be paid for by the people who are seeking to change their status. I think it is a tremendous improvement, a step forward. I think it is so important that the American people not hear all this ``some of us have not been on the floor talking about this piece of legislation a lot.'' It seems the voices we hear are people who are talking about the process being unfair, that they have not had a right to be heard. Some people complain, ``I thought the Senate was different than this.'' Mr. President, for my friends, some of whom are complaining who served in the House of Representatives, this is a fair process.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the merits of immigration legislation and addressing criticisms of the legislative process.

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