Pete Sessions: “I thank my colleague for talking about some of the legislation that was announced yesterday in a press conference--15…”

“I thank my colleague for talking about some of the legislation that was announced yesterday in a press conference--15 pieces of legislation, offered by 12 Senators, that they believe would help create a lawful system of immigration and that they would like to discuss and debate and vote on this year. My friend, the Democratic leader, said he didn't like it, apparently because a number of those Senators gathered and announced at a press conference their ideas. He called that ``great fanfare, a press event,'' with a little bit of a sniff, I think. And then he said these words: ``I hope the American public sees it for what it is.'' That kind of hurt my feelings. Can we not have a press conference to announce legislation that is going to improve America and talk about it? Is he suggesting that there is a nefarious plan afoot here? What is it that he is not happy about? I just suggest that it was a revealing comment by the majority leader, with his inside-the-beltway hat on.”