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Sen. Inhofe Won't Filibuster Bipartisan Immigration Deal

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04-03-2013, 11:29 AM
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I am still surprised about the changing dynamic within the Republican party in Congress concerning Immigration...even if superficial!
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Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., will not filibuster any bipartisan deal on immigration reform that comes out of the Senate, despite deep concerns that a “pathway to citizenship” might be part of that deal, reports The Hill.

“I wouldn't. I wouldn't filibuster,” Inhofe said in an interview with CNN on Monday, according to the publication.

“This is not an issue I just — you know, I'm into as much as they are. I just know that I am concerned about the citizenship. I am concerned about what is happening with those who have done it the legal way.”

Inhofe said that he would not automatically support an immigration deal put together by the Senate's bipartisan “Gang of eight” even if the four Republican senators involved believed that the terms of a pathway to citizenship imposed an adequate waiting period and sufficient monetary fines.

“I look at these people who came over the legal way, the hard way, and I can tell you now that my heart bleeds every time I hear people talking about an easier way for illegals to become citizens,” Inhofe said, the publication reports.

Inhofe also said he had concerns that a compromise bill would be diluted through the amendment process.

“I would almost say to my good friends, the Republicans and Democrats, they don't know enough right now in terms of what they've put together,” Inhofe said, according to the publication. “There are too many things, too many changes that could take place.”
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He's saying that as if he's doing everybody a favor by not filibustering it. Somebody get this guya gold medal. Who made this Senator the decider on Immigration? I certainly hope nobody else is entertaining these thoughts of filibuster even in their dreams because the momentum we have can't be touched atm.
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Wonderful news no doubt, hopefully more senators will share in this thought. The prospect of only needing 50 votes to move on the bill instead of 60 to end the debate would be a dream.
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