Senate Vote On Immigration Reform Locked In

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In a single procedural move, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tweaked bipartisan immigration reform legislation to reflect a new amendment to heavily police the border, and locked in a vote on the final bill for next week.

On the Senate floor, Reid introduced the modified bill, then did what’s known as “filling the amendment tree” to round out the amendment process, and filed cloture. That sets up a vote to break a GOP filibuster next week, and a final passage vote shortly thereafter.

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