Thread: US Senate CSpan2 Reports (near real-time) 1:00pm ET 5/21/07

GEORGIA
yup on Corker............he's now "no decision" on our CLOTURE list as we're getting contradictory information on a larger scale now.

Thanks again PhredE!

They are getting ready to vote cloture on S2611? that what sessions just said, but I did not know they were going to vote on that bill two.

Have been trying to watch it, but we have my brother and his family in from out of town, and......well my sister-in-law is making it hard to hear (she is one of those people you wonder when she is going to turn blue!), so I keep taking private computer breaks to find out as much as possible between that all and calls.

You're all welcome!

Oops...

Sen Nelson (D-NE) (1 of only 4 Dems that voted No on last years S2611)

A Democratic Senator speaking up for Border Security First [ thank you Sen Nelson!]

Talking about problems with last years approach.

*Mentions border security first!*

Fixing legal immigration,
Dealing with illegal immigrants.

Mentions fencing / securing border.

Need time to prove flow has slowed; and dealing with steps out of order.

Still have much to do to fix legal immigration.
Punishes legal immigrants - rewards illegals.

Legal immigrants deserve our help and attention FIRST.

This current bill further complicates already dysfunctional bill.
Rewards law breakers.

Changing letters of visa designations work will not allow the system to work better. [He gets it folks! -PhE]

'We are just digging ourselves deeper".

Current approach will only encourage millions more IAs to come here.

Current bill only 1/2 correct.

Mentions border security again - triggers, cannot be implemented until border secured.

I oppose - proposals only dealing with border security and worksite enforcement.

[Saying he will vote for cloture - in order to change the bill?!?!?!?!]

Clerk will call the roll.

Sen Session speaks again...

Remaining time to be divided (until 5:30pm ET, 2:30pm PT)

Salazar has the floor. Speaking... (D-CO):

Thanking Reid, Boosh, etc. (barf!), rest of senate.

PHRED

WHAT??? we have him as an OPPOSED!

I oppose - proposals only dealing with border security and worksite enforcement.

[Saying he will vote for cloture - in order to change the bill?!?!?!?!]

Salazar is currently making me sick about how he's going to make the illegals suffer before they can become citizens (I'm paraphrasing, as I'm listing with a half-ear on my computer while I work). He said something about "if they survive the fires. et al" then they can become U.S. citizens. What baloney!!!

TexasGal

Sis: Basically, from memory - he said he didn't approve of the bill - not this one, not last years. But, he said he wants to bring it to the floor so he can change it to add more border security and interior enforcement into it.

(I know, huh? - if you don't support it, well, don't support pushing it any further along....)