[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 77 (Monday, June 19, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S5358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PRIVATE RELIEF BILL FOR MARINA KHALINA

 Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask that the following letter be 
printed in the Record.
  The letter follows:

                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                    Washington, DC, June 16, 2000.
     Senator Tom Daschle
     Minority Leader,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Leader: Two weeks ago, my private relief bill for 
     Marina Khalina, S. 150, was scheduled to come to the floor, 
     but other members objected to this bill coming to the floor 
     before their private relief bills came to the floor.
       I agreed to let my bill be sent back to the Judiciary 
     Committee so that it and the other private relief bills could 
     be cleared for the floor together on June 15, 2000.
       Now, I have been informed that the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service (INS) somehow misplaced Ms. Khalina's 
     fingerprints and that her relief bill cannot be passed by the 
     full Senate until a new fingerprint record for Ms. Khalina 
     can be processed by the INS. Senate action on her bill should 
     not be delayed because of INS incompetence in losing her 
     fingerprints.
       Since I am concerned that Ms. Khalina will miss her 
     opportunity for justice should these bills go forward without 
     S. 150, I am notifying you that I would object to a unanimous 
     consent request to move any private relief bills unless S. 
     150 is included with the package.
       I ask unanimous consent that my remarks be included in the 
     record pursuant to the leaders request that such objections 
     be made public.
           Sincerely,
     Ron Wyden.

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