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Alan Simpson: I make the eternal lament--if our colleagues could come forward with the same vigor in which they produced their…

On the recordApril 30, 1996
I make the eternal lament--if our colleagues could come forward with the same vigor in which they produced their amendments at the last call, as they draped some 100 or so up front at the desk. And, of course, we are limited procedurally. We are limited by hours, each of us having an hour. Yielding can take place or allocation of that hour. We are ready to proceed. I believe that we need not have too much further debate. I know Senator Dole would like to speak on the Cuban Adjustment Act. I think at the conclusion of that we will close the debate, and then we will stack the votes on the two Graham amendments. Then I will go forward with my amendment on phasing in, the issue of the birth certificate and driver's license, which I think is in form now where it does not have budget difficulty with what we have done. Of course, the birth certificate is the central breeder document of most all fraud within the system.
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Alan Simpson
Wyoming

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Discussing the procedural limitations and upcoming amendments related to immigration legislation.

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