Roll Call, 02/13/2013 –
“Four Democratic senators who are working in the bipartisan group of eight to draft immigration legislation met with the President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday afternoon to brief him on the group’s progress.
“‘The senators went over the bipartisan framework agreed to with Republican senators…last month and discussed the ongoing negotiations over specifics of upcoming legislation,’ said a senior Democratic aide.
“…‘The senators said the bipartisan negotiations were progressing well and that both sides were working together in good faith,’ the aide said. ‘The senators said they remain confident that a bipartisan bill could be agreed to in the coming weeks.’
“The official White House readout of the meeting reported that Obama reiterated his position that any bill should include provisions to strengthen border security, create a path to citizenship, hold employers accountable for hiring undocumented immigrants and update the legal immigration system. The president also told the Democratic senators that if their efforts stalled, he ‘stands ready to introduce his own legislation if Congress fails to act.’”
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“Four Democratic senators who are working in the bipartisan group of eight to draft immigration legislation met with the President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday afternoon to brief him on the group’s progress.
“‘The senators went over the bipartisan framework agreed to with Republican senators…last month and discussed the ongoing negotiations over specifics of upcoming legislation,’ said a senior Democratic aide.
“…‘The senators said the bipartisan negotiations were progressing well and that both sides were working together in good faith,’ the aide said. ‘The senators said they remain confident that a bipartisan bill could be agreed to in the coming weeks.’
“The official White House readout of the meeting reported that Obama reiterated his position that any bill should include provisions to strengthen border security, create a path to citizenship, hold employers accountable for hiring undocumented immigrants and update the legal immigration system. The president also told the Democratic senators that if their efforts stalled, he ‘stands ready to introduce his own legislation if Congress fails to act.’”
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