Posted on 06/11/2013 12:55:46 PM PDT by Alter Kaker
In a statement on the Senate floor this morning, Republican leader Mitch McConnell signaled he'd vote for cloture for the immigration bill. But he also suggested the bill needs to be amended.
"The Gang of Eight has done its work. Now it’s time for the Gang of 100 to do its work — for the entire Senate to have its say on this issue, and see if we can do something to improve the status quo. At the risk of stating the obvious, this bill has serious flaws," McConnell said, then suggesting he'd vote for cloture, the motion to proceed.
“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. These include, but are not limited to, the areas of border security, government benefits, and taxes."
McConnell then says he'll look to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for more than an "assurance":
“I’m going to need more than an assurance from Secretary Napolitano, for instance, that the border is secure to feel comfortable about the situation on the border. Too often recently, we have been reminded that as government grows it becomes less responsible to the American people, and fails to perform basic functions either through incompetence or willful disregard of the wishes of Congress. Our continued failure to secure major portions of the border not only makes true immigration reform far more difficult; it presents an urgent threat to national security.
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These people are up for reelection: Hopefully, we can have Tea Party constitutional conservatives to run against them.
Alexander, McConnell, Cochran, Graham, and Cornyn.
I thought there is a path to citizenship in existing law, otherwise how did so many legal immigrants become citizens? The U.S. naturalizes more people than all other countries combined. GET IN LINE.
Cloture was the only way to stop the bill in the senate. Yes?
Correct.
There is no path for illegal immigrants to become citizens. I think my only caveat to that is if the immigrant marries a US citizen.
McConnell is nothing more than a communist posing as GOP
” These people are up for reelection: Hopefully, we can have Tea Party constitutional conservatives to run against them.
Alexander, McConnell, Cochran, Graham, and Cornyn.”
If amnesty passes, it won’t matter much, anymore.
” How does that “We gotta vote republican no matter what/principles don’t matter/purists are killing the party/lesser evil” sandwich taste?
This is what you get for it folks”
Yep......the red hot poker in the rear.
” McConnell is nothing more than a communist posing as GOP”
Like many others in D.C., McConnell has ZERO principles, and only cares about himself.At least a f’n communist is following his beliefs.
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