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Senate votes 82-15 in first step to debate immigration reform
The Hill ^ | June 11, 2013 | Ramsey Cox

Posted on 06/11/2013 11:55:47 AM PDT by Alter Kaker

The Senate voted 82-15 on Tuesday to end debate on a motion to proceed to a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

The Senate is expected to continue work on the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act throughout June. The next vote will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday — that will be on the actual motion to proceed to the bill.

The four Republican members of the Gang of Eight — Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Jeff Flake (R- Ariz.) — were joined by more than 20 other GOP senators in voting to advance the debate. That strong support is expected to dwindle if certain amendments aren't agreed to.

"As an elected leader in my party, it’s my view that we at least need to try to improve a situation that as far as I can tell very few people believe is working well either for our own citizens, or for those around the world who aspire to become Americans," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said ahead of the vote Tuesday. "I’ll vote to debate it and for the opportunity to amend it, but in the days ahead there will need to be major changes to this bill if it’s going to become law."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 113th; aliens; amnesty; betrayal; bhoillegals; illegals; immigration; rinos; senate
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To: boxlunch

If the roots of this don’t go back to April 9, 1865; maybe they go to March 31, 2005, when the American people cheered as a helpless disabled woman was starved before our eyes.


101 posted on 06/11/2013 1:16:08 PM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I agree with you that GA has hardly ever elected anyone good, and I doubt that will change.


102 posted on 06/11/2013 1:19:12 PM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: Alter Kaker

I looked carefully at your list and did not see my traitorous idiotic senator LaRaza Rubio’s name. Then I figured you may have been counting him as a democrat already which would be appropriate.

If he skipped the vote, I’m sure it’s because he does not want to be on record as voting yes. He will be up for re-election in 4 years and the fraudulent “conservative” wants to be able to remind everyone of his high ACU rating when he runs.


103 posted on 06/11/2013 1:19:33 PM PDT by Waryone (Trust the Lord not your own understanding. Acknowledge Him. He will direct your path.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Boehner will certainly sell us out. Past is Prologue.


104 posted on 06/11/2013 1:19:42 PM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: Theodore R.

Exactly.


105 posted on 06/11/2013 1:21:52 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker
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To: no-to-illegals

It’s good that Republican voters tend to be individuals; but the crisis is too great to quarrel over four or five “conservative” primary candidates and then allow the liberal to win by default.


106 posted on 06/11/2013 1:22:27 PM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: snarkytart

You must be reading Toomey’s mind, but Toomey will never get 1,302-0 in select Philadelphia precincts.


107 posted on 06/11/2013 1:24:17 PM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: Theodore R.

Actually we are probably going to replace Chambliss next year with now rep Paul Broun a hair on fire conservative.


108 posted on 06/11/2013 1:25:13 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Theodore R.

I have nearly given up ... Praise God He let me live when He did ... and Praise God He let me be alive long enough to see what America and Americans were warned of coming to pass. I know not what God has in store for me in the coming near time ... I Praise Him though for what He has allowed me to see.


109 posted on 06/11/2013 1:28:09 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Alter Kaker

REMEMBER THAT 16 REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR CLOTURE ON THE GUN BILL AS WELL! IT’S NOT OVER! KEEP CALLING!


110 posted on 06/11/2013 1:28:34 PM PDT by struggle
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To: Jane Long; AuntB

You got a problem with me including my friend AuntB ???


111 posted on 06/11/2013 1:30:22 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: struggle
I pray you are correct FRiend ... Too tired to fight much longer.
112 posted on 06/11/2013 1:30:54 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Theodore R.
If the roots of this don’t go back to April 9, 1865; maybe they go to March 31, 2005, when the American people cheered as a helpless disabled woman was starved before our eyes.

I think you broke the code.It has been downhill for the GOP and America ever since.

113 posted on 06/11/2013 1:34:16 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: struggle

Folks may want to read the following post from earlier today.

Wake Up! (Republican Elite Pushing Immigration Bill)

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 12:36:48 PM · by mojito · 31 replies
Daily Caller ^ | 6/11/2013 | Mickey Kaus


114 posted on 06/11/2013 1:36:03 PM PDT by billys kid ("Bury me on my head for one day this world will be upside down." (Diogenes))
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To: Alter Kaker

Meh. So, there are a lot of pussified asshats in the senate who think it has some meaning to anyone but their fellow toe-tapping butt buddies to be ‘reasonable’ and ‘have the debate’.

The rubber meets the road when it’s time to end debate. People went ballistic about the gun bill getting it’s first vote to start debate and it did pass the 60 vote threshold to end debate. Time will tell if this does.

On a related note: I wonder if Mark Kirk had another stroke or if the effects of the first one made him push the wrong button.


115 posted on 06/11/2013 1:36:30 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: Tennessee Nana; AuntB

Did I say that?


116 posted on 06/11/2013 1:36:46 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: exit82

Having recently reread a history of the French revolution, I feel that it appears to be the eventual outcome of the current Alice-in-Wonderland “bizarrity”. Time will tell.


117 posted on 06/11/2013 1:37:30 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

whoops!

...it did NOT pass the 60 vote threshold...


118 posted on 06/11/2013 1:37:57 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: hal ogen

I don’t know much about the French Revolution, but they were an advanced cultured society that spun out of control and into mayhem and chaos rather easily.

We have never experienced this, but how can we think defying natural laws will result in a different ending?


119 posted on 06/11/2013 1:41:23 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

What is telling though is nothing is changing for the better. We are told these issues are not going away (all of these issues) by leaders. They keep coming back, over and over and over. These issues should not even be up for debate yet consistently they make it to the floor for debate. Guns aka the Second, Free Speech aka the First and what is illegal should be legal. This causes angst where there should be none over what should be decided issues in America. Eventually one looks at the homosexual agenda and then the moslem agenda and one sees them winning when they should not be winning. I have voted since was of legal age and done my best to obey the law, and what is the government that is supposed to be representing America and Americans doing? Is heartbreaking.


120 posted on 06/11/2013 1:46:37 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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