Kudos to Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison & John Cornyn
by Michelle Mittlestadtus, Houston Chronicle: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, who has been under intense pressure from the White House and Republican leadership to support a sweeping immigration overhaul, nevertheless announced today that she will vote against reviving the legislation when it returns to the Senate floor next week. She was joined today by the state's other senator, Republican John Cornyn, who had been expected by the bill's supporters to take such a stance. They had aggressively lobbied Hutchison in hopes of adding her vote to the 60 necessary to revive the stalled legislation."I could not support (bringing the bill to a vote) in its present position," Hutchison, criticizing the legislation as amnesty for illegal immigrants, said today. As No. 4 in the Senate GOP leadership, Hutchison is the highest-ranking Republican to break from her party on a domestic policy issue of signal importance to President Bush. Cornyn added, "Passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill has been, and remains, one of my top priorities in the Senate. It has become clear however, that I and many others will not be able to introduce amendments to fix key areas of this very complex bill." [Read More]
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5 Comments:
Thanks for posting - even Bush should know not to "mess with Texas"
Hey - Senators that are listening to the LEGAL voters.
I am proud of both our Senators today. Bush has lost his mind, a normal condition in DC I think.
Allowing twelve million lawbreakers to nudge their way to the front of the line is fundamentally wrong. Hold the line.
If you want to stop illegals, FINE THE EMPLOYERS!
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