Politico (DC), February 16, 2012 -
 

“Sen. Scott Brown is proving he may not have the luck of the Irish.“Last week, the Massachusetts Republican told the Boston press that his efforts to expand visas to workers from Ireland were 'about to pop.' But Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley seems ready to burst that bubble.         

 

"The powerful ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is opposing Brown’s efforts to quickly pass a bill that could certainly help him in a state about a quarter of whose population has Irish roots.                                                                                                                                                                                                 

“…Brown has pulled in some heavy hitters to lean on Grassley, soliciting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Texas Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, to push the Iowa Republican to cut a deal. And in an interview, Grassley said he was still talking with Brown, though a deal is far from done.

 

"...Brown brought his efforts to bear after the House overwhelmingly passed a bill last November to increase per-country visa caps based on employment and family ties, provisions that would most directly help China, India, Mexico and the Philippines. Grassley opposed that bill as well."

 

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