Still, Graham continues to work with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on an immigration reform bill. He has insisted that getting big business on board for energy legislation is crucial to the bill’s success, but that on immigration, the business and labor communities were too divided over a temporary worker provision.
“I’m hopeful that me and him can put something together that other people would be excited to do it now,” he said. “We’re supposed to role this [climate] thing out Monday. What am I supposed to do, write an immigration bill between now and Monday with Chuck?”
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