Political Quotes

“reserving the right to object, I would note that the resolution has not come out of the Judiciary Committee and that Senator Vitter, who has filed an amendment to the resolution, asks that that amendment be accepted or voted on, which has been not agreed to. The amendment would say a couple things. One: Whereas Cesar Estrada Chavez strongly believed in enforcing immigration laws, thereby reducing the deleterious effects of inexpensive labor on the wages of farm workers in the United States, as recognized by the Congressional Budget Office in the June 2013 report entitled ``The Economic Impact of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. . . . And he offers this ``whereas,'' a second one: Whereas Cesar Estrada Chavez recognized the importance of a secure southern border with Mexico, through citizen participation in the enforcement of immigration laws, by encouraging members of the United Farm Workers of America to contact the Immigration and Naturalization Service to report instances of illegal labor. . . . So that not having been accepted, I would ask that be accepted. It is at the desk. I ask it be agreed to prior to adoption of this resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from New Jersey so modify his request?”