Obama Committed to the 'Heavy Lifting' on Immigration, Lawmakers Say

S.Aran · 06-26-2009, 10:25 AM

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Emanuel's assessment follows that of other White House officials, who have been telegraphing for weeks the legislative challenge that immigration reform presents. Press secretary Robert Gibbs made the point at a briefing last week. And Rep. Gutierrez echoed the sentiment recently.

"With this issue, it's 'Do we have the votes?' Hell, if we had the votes, we wouldn't be calling you," Gutierrez told the Wall Street Journal, referring to conversations he had with administration officials.

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Obama Committed to the 'Heavy Lifting' on Immigration, Lawmakers Say