Immigration Cloture Vote Fails, Reid Pulls Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pulled the comprehensive immigration reform bill from the floor Thursday morning after the chamber voted against ending debate on the measure.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pulled the comprehensive immigration reform bill from the floor Thursday morning after the chamber voted against ending debate on the measure.
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</p> Still, McConnell is making no apologies for his handling of the immigration bill, saying his approach fits his goal — to ensure the diverse viewpoints of his 48 fellow Senate Republicans are heard
</p> “We have a bill that Democrats support, but it’s a Republican bill. It’s a bill that is supported by the president and all of his Cabinet,” Reid reiterated Tuesday.
</p> McConnell spokesman Don Stewart said Republicans do not object to the substance of the electronic filing bill, but to the process under which Democrats have attempted to bring it up.
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