Menendez Accuses GOP of ‘Doing Everything to Impede’ Immigration Reform

Monday, August 02, 2010
By Edwin Mora

Washington (CNSNews.com) - Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), blamed Republicans on Thursday for the Senate’s inaction on immigration reform.

In response to Menendez’s comments, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told CNSNews.com, "I have told President Obama that I am committed to credible, bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform, and that I am willing to work with anyone who shares that commitment. I'm disappointed that the president has yet to step forward and lead on this important issue.

"President Obama promised the American people that he would make immigration reform a priority during his first year in office,â€