Published June 05, 2009 07:04 pm -

Chambliss: immigration reform may have to wait


Charles Oliver


President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., say they want to pass a comprehensive immigration reform law this year.


But Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., says he doesn’t see how Congress will have the time to take up such legislation.

“I don’t see how they can seriously bring up immigration reform when we’ve got the health care reform debate we are going to have. The president said the other day he wants a (health care) bill on his desk by Oct. 15,â€