Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who is up for re-election in 2014, said Tuesday that the so-called Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants needs “major changes” before it can become law.
“The Gang of Eight has done its work,” McConnell said on the Senate floor. “Now it’s time for the Gang of 100 to do its work — for the entire Senate to have its say on this issue, and see if we can do something to improve the status quo. At the risk of stating the obvious, this bill has serious flaws. I’ll vote to debate it and for the opportunity to amend it, but in the days ahead there will need to be major changes to this bill if it’s going to become law. These include, but are not limited to, the areas of border security, government benefits, and taxes.”
