Pete Sessions: “This is not a cover vote. It is not a cover vote at all. It leaves the bill exactly as it was. The problem with the…”

“This is not a cover vote. It is not a cover vote at all. It leaves the bill exactly as it was. The problem with the legislation is that those people who are today illegal and would be made legal through the probationary status visa or the Z visa would be entitled to receive the earned-income tax credit, which is, on average, nearly $1,800 per recipient. That earned-income tax credit is a direct payment from the taxpayers of America. This amendment--unlike the vote you cast last year when I raised it-- would allow the earned-income tax credit when you get a green card but not when you are on a Z visa or probationary visa. So this is less far-reaching than the amendment I offered last year. I urge that this amendment not be accepted.”