[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17201]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  AMENDING ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM ACT OF 2002

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now 
proceed to H.R. 4417, the Biometric Visa bill, that the bill be read a 
third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I want the 
Record to be spread with the fact that Senator Feinstein has allowed 
this matter to pass. We have worked on the matter and she feels 
strongly about the CalFed bill. Numerous staff have worked on this for 
hours and hours today. Several times today we thought we had it done, 
and it didn't work out.
  The distinguished majority leader and his staff indicated--I also 
want the Record to reflect this--that everything will be done when we 
get back to see if we can get this bill which the Senator from 
California feels so strongly about.
  But again, this would not have happened but for the cooperation of 
the distinguished Senator from California, Senator Feinstein.
  No objection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 4417) was read the third time and passed.

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