The Los Angeles Times, 01/31/2013 –
“The Democratic-led Senate…plans a full-fledged debate on immigration reform, a decision that means it could be most of the year before any bill reaches President Obama…
“…Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid…said…the bill would go through the traditional committee process and told senators he would schedule ‘whatever time you need’ on the floor.
“The move is in stark contrast to how the Senate handled the failed 2007 immigration bill, which was written behind closed doors, circumvented the Judiciary Committee and was rushed to a vote. That effort collapsed under strong opposition from Senate Republicans who felt blindsided.
“…[Reid] said he thought the Senate could vote on a bill by summer and send it to the Republican-controlled House, where legislation…could face strong opposition.
“The longer process would allow the most sensitive issues…to be worked out through what is known as ‘regular order,’ the methodical way bills are considered and modified in the Senate.
“…The timeline is much slower than the White House would like. Obama…[said] that he would like a bill by the end of June.”
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“The Democratic-led Senate…plans a full-fledged debate on immigration reform, a decision that means it could be most of the year before any bill reaches President Obama…
“…Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid…said…the bill would go through the traditional committee process and told senators he would schedule ‘whatever time you need’ on the floor.
“The move is in stark contrast to how the Senate handled the failed 2007 immigration bill, which was written behind closed doors, circumvented the Judiciary Committee and was rushed to a vote. That effort collapsed under strong opposition from Senate Republicans who felt blindsided.
“…[Reid] said he thought the Senate could vote on a bill by summer and send it to the Republican-controlled House, where legislation…could face strong opposition.
“The longer process would allow the most sensitive issues…to be worked out through what is known as ‘regular order,’ the methodical way bills are considered and modified in the Senate.
“…The timeline is much slower than the White House would like. Obama…[said] that he would like a bill by the end of June.”
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