[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14741]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                MEASURE PLACED ON THE CALENDAR--S. 3257

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I understand that S. 3257 is at the desk and 
due for a second reading.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the title of 
the bill for the second time.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3257) to extend immigration programs, to promote 
     legal immigration, and for other purposes.

  Mr. REID. I object to any further proceedings with respect to the 
bill.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will 
be placed on the calendar.
  Mr. REID. I will come later today and give a full statement on some 
of the things we will try to do this week. I have other matters now, 
and I am unable to take care of it. But it should be a very productive 
week. We had a very good week last week. I would hope we can move 
through these amendments. We have a finite number of them. I hope 
people will offer their amendments and use whatever time they feel is 
appropriate.
  I hope we can finish this bill as quickly as possible. It is an 
important piece of legislation. The President, Senator Biden, and 
Senator Lugar have been waiting to move this legislation for many 
months. Hopefully, we can do that this week.

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