Thread: BREAKING: Marco Rubio Folds, Agrees to Only One Hearing For Amnesty Bill

Recall that Rubio wanted multiple hearings. Read this story closely and you'll see that Rubio has apparently agreed to only "a hearing" (i.e., one), after a 1500-page bill is dropped in the Senate's lap. Do not be fooled by the other talking point about "unlimited debate": [My bold and underline]

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Politico

Senate’s Gang of Eight to announce immigration deal By: Mike Allen April 9, 2013 05:33 PM EDT

The Senate’s immigration Gang of Eight plans to announce a deal within a week but a committee markup is not expected until at least the week of May 6, providing a long period for debate and changes, Senate aides said Tuesday. Aides said the legislative proposal could be released as soon as Thursday, but is more likely to be ready early next week. The schedule outlined by the aides is meant to satisfy Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who has said repeatedly that he wants a full debate and amendment process, to maximize the chances that the final vote is an overwhelming majority. A Senate aide told POLITICO: “The senators had a good discussion with [Judiciary Committee] Chairman [Patrick] Leahy this afternoon. We are optimistic that we will be able to introduce legislation soon. Chairman Leahy has agreed to hold a hearing as soon as possible after the legislation is introduced, and has promised to have unlimited debate and amendments during the committee markup. “Assuming Republican members push for as much time as possible, the committee debate will last through the next recess, giving plenty of time for public debate and review,” the aide added. The Senate will return May 6 after a break for the last week of April. Leahy and the Gang of Eight decided to hold a hearing next Wednesday on the bill, according to two Senate aides. The timing of the hearing is meant to serve as a backstop, forcing the senators to release the bill language by then. The senators are aiming to make an announcement Thursday, but because they want to release an actual bill and are waiting for legislative language from the Senate Office of Legislative Counsel, they may have to push the release to next week, Senate aides said. Carrie Budoff Brown contributed to this report. http://www.politico.com/story/2013/0...o6f0gE.twitter

"Sen. Rubio has said from the outset that we will not rush this process, and that begins at the committee level," Rubio spokesman Alex Conant said Tuesday. "The Judiciary Committee must have plenty of time to debate and improve the bipartisan group's proposal, so it's good that senators and the public will have weeks to study this proposal before the Judiciary Committee will mark it up."
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