Senate Democrats Plan June 10 Start on Immigration Bill

Ianus · 05-28-2013, 10:11 PM

I'm glad Reid wants to get this debate going and offering amendments over such a long time period.It just might give the process enough 'transparency' for more Republicans within the conference to vote for it.It could also give enough time for the Gang of 8 to come up with a strategy on dealing with House lawmakers.

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The Senate plans to start work during the week of June 10 on legislation to revise U.S. immigration law and create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, a spokesman for Majority Leader Harry Reid said.

Spokesman Adam Jentleson said today that Democrats first want to complete work on legislation reauthorizing farm programs when the Senate returns next week from a one-week break. He said the chamber will then turn to the immigration measure, which the Judiciary Committee approved 13-5 on May 21.

The Senate measure, S.744, seeks to balance opening the door to U.S. citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, sought by Democrats, with enough border-security improvements to satisfy Republicans. The measure includes an agreement reached last week between Democrats and Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah on visas for high-skilled foreign workers.

“We would like to finish the farm bill next week so we can move on to immigration the week of the 10th,” Jentleson said in an e-mail. He said Reid, a Nevada Democrat, would “strongly prefer not to wait any longer” to begin working on the immigration bill.

Senate Democrats want to pass the immigration legislation before July 4.

Hispanic Voters

The last congressional bid to pass comprehensive immigration legislation stalled in 2007. Republicans are trying to reconnect with Hispanics after President Barack Obama won 71 percent of the constituency’s votes in his re-election in November.

Jentleson said there was “a strong possibility” that during work on the farm bill next week, the first amendment senators may consider would be a proposal to prevent a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1.

Unless Congress acts, student loan interest rates will rise to 6.8 percent. Senate Democrats want to extend the current 3.4 percent rate for two years.

The Republican-controlled House on May 23 passed a bill that would peg new student-loan interest rates to yields on the 10-year Treasury note, meaning that the rates would fluctuate. It would also set maximum caps on those variable rates.

With the bill out of the Senate Judiciary it will be up to Reid on getting it through the Senate.

Happyman0607 · 05-28-2013, 10:23 PM

Thought it was June 3rd now it's June 10th.. In January it also was in the plans to have a bill passed by April lol whatever the news says, add 4 months to it

Ianus · 05-28-2013, 10:28 PM

Nope,June 3rd was just when they were going to return but the date was indeterminate when the debate on S.744 would begin.If there is conclusive interest on when the debate will begin going to Senate.gov and looking at the floor schedule on the right would be a better alternative to what the articles are saying.

sammy123 · 05-28-2013, 10:31 PM

theres no doubt that it will pass through the senate but what is the house doing so far? seems like senate doing most of the work. and alot of mix signals coming from boehner. so now the only problem is the house republicans.

Cali_Meheecan · 05-28-2013, 11:14 PM

Not sure what to think about the House atm. Like sammy said about Boehner giving mixed signals about his stance. Hopefully in the end he ends up siding with us

2Face · 05-28-2013, 11:26 PM

Well. The faster they pass CIR, the better the chances of it passing the House. We will have ample time to pressure the House and rally the public sentiment behind CIR. I just hope they get over 70 votes. Flake, Graham, and Rubio will have to get many GOP Senators behind S.744 to achieve this. I think S.744 will pass end of June but got absolutely no idea what will happen in the House. Those representatives are just way too racist to let us predict anything.

Pianoswithoutfaith · 05-28-2013, 11:41 PM

I wonder whats DA USER predicting now

satnam · 05-29-2013, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pianoswithoutfaith

I wonder whats DA USER predicting now

That it will pass in March 2013

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Pianoswithoutfaith · 05-29-2013, 05:56 PM

of 2014

DA User · 05-30-2013, 08:52 PM

My prediction is June of 2013.

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