Posted on 06/12/2007 3:34:11 PM PDT by Baladas
While President Bush is expected to rally GOP Senate support today for a comprehensive immigration reform bill, several Republican senators are pushing Bush to address border security first -- regardless of the bill's fate. In two different letters sent to Bush by two different sets of senators, they strongly suggest their constituents don't trust the Administration's immigration policy.
Georgia Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss are asking the president to send Congress an emergency supplemental spending bill to fund border security. They write that "the message from a majority of Georgians is that they have no trust that the United States Government will enforce the laws contained in this new legislation and secure the border first." They say the Administration's "lack of credibility" gives merit to skeptics.
Another letter signed by nine GOP senators, including some vocal opponents of the comprehensive plan, calls on Bush to enforce existing border security laws "regardless of whether the Senate passes the immigration reform bill." Describing border security as "vital," the group says it's "the best way to restore trust with the American people and facilitate future improvements of our immigration policy."
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Finally!!!
No it isn't. Chambliss and Isakson want "emergency funding" for the bill currently in the Senate, before passage by the Senate, let alone the House. It's an attempt at end-running the process.
If not, nothing happens whatsoever.
We are still alive!!
Will he ignore them like the Base?
We still need to melt the phones and the servers!
It was the first demand they made on him, and it is weak:
“We believe that you and your administration could alleviate many of the fears of our constituents by calling for an emergency supplemental bill to fully fund the border and interior security initiatives contained in legislation currently pending in the Senate, as well as any outstanding existing authorizations.”
I see what you mean. It’s the word “pending”, as if the bill is inevitable.
Is that how they plan to get around the Budget Act violations in the Senate bill? Last week they voted to waive the budget act so they could vote for cloture.
They will not back it.
Chambliss and Isakson are asking for an emergency measure to fund this monstrosity. Not any other, but this one, currently in the Senate. It hasn't even been voted upon yet, and hasn't gone to the House. These two do not deserve applause, they're playing hide the salami with the voters in their districts, and the country at large.
No doubt you're right. These two are snakes.
I believe you are right!
“Any outstanding”. IMO, I don’t think either will ever be trusted by the voters there again, the break has been clean.
Please ask them to talk sense into the two Senators in the state directly to the south.
Mel Martinez....grrrrrrr...
I am surprised that many of them can write at all !!
“..asking the president to send Congress an emergency supplemental spending bill to fund border security.”
Never mind the bill for border security. Kill the comprehensive immigration reform bill first and then let’s talk about border security, fence, etc.
Another letter signed by nine GOP senators calls on Bush to enforce existing border security laws "regardless of whether the Senate passes the immigration reform bill." Describing border security as "vital,"
......signed by Sens. DeMint, Coburn, Enzi, Vitter, Inhofe, Bunning, Grassley, Ensign, and Sessions. Combined with the letter from Isakson and Chambliss, the "border security-first" opinion of represents more than 20% of the Senate GOP caucus."
>The democRATS>
The Democrat In Name Only craps are not working in the best interests of the country. They are working to insure their immortality in government. Why do we flatter them by calling them Democrats and RINOs when they are Socialists, the elite, the oligarchy? Bush is obviously pushing us closer to the New World Order by ignoring our borders, signing the NAU treaty, and by ordering our death blow by demanding that this immigration bill be passed. Our government is a turning deaf ear to us. What are we doing about it? KEEP CALLING! KEEP EMAILING! They will try to wear us out. But they cannot because we are Americans!
Or ANY OTHER POLICY after what we've seen here!
"Georgia Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss are asking the president to send Congress an emergency supplemental spending bill to fund border security."
That will no longer do it, fellas!
You think the American people are going to trust Bush and the Senate after this?!!!???
Trying to foist this 108-page "bill" on America--a "bill" that nobody seems to know what's in, including YOU--a "bill" prepared in secret--a "bill" crafted by Teddy Kennedy, a man whom nobody should trust--a "bill" that will change the U.S.A. forever!
If this is not the ultimate irresponsibility, it's worse: It's the ultimate treachery!
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