June 19, 2007

Senate Lunch Chatter: Immigration Still Looming

Immigration remains the elephant in the halls of the Senate, despite energy legislation on the floor and a vote on union voting procedures looming. Republicans blasted a Finance Committee measure on energy taxes and the union vote as Democrats rallied with union leaders in advance of the vote.

But Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have agreed to bring immigration back up, although leaders said the details of which amendments would be allowed to garner enough votes for passage remained in the works.

-Brian Friel

Posted at 2:29 PM
Posted to: Immigration, Senate
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