As the Senate began debate on immigration reform Friday, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said the chamber will wrap up the legislation before Independence Day.
“I have committed to as open as possible process for amendments. I don’t want to say totally open because sometimes with the procedures we have here, as with the farm bill, people throw monkey wrenches into things and we’re not able to do as we want to do,” he said. “But we’ll wrap this legislation up before the July 4 recess.”
“I look forward to a thorough and thoughtful discussion and deliberation of this legislation in the days ahead,” he said. “Would the chair announce are the business of the day.”
Reid applauded the efforts of senators in the Gang of Eight, “who set aside partisanship to face immigration. The system is broken and needs to be fixed. It is gratifying to see this package of commonsense reforms which will make our country safer and help undocumented immigrants get right with the law.”
