[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 11946-11947]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         REQUEST TO BE NOTIFIED

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I would like to inform my colleagues 
that I have requested to be notified of any unanimous consent agreement 
before the Senate proceeds to the consideration of any legislation that 
amends the Immigration and Nationality Act. I intend to reserve my 
right to object to any such request unless legislation to reauthorize 
the E-verify program run by the Department of Homeland Security is 
included.
  Last week, I introduced legislation to permanently extend the 
employment verification program, which was created in 1996. This 
program has been a valuable asset for more than 69,000 employers across 
the country that want

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to comply with our immigration laws. This program needs to be 
reauthorized this year. For that reason, I have asked the minority 
leader to consult me before any unanimous consent agreement on 
immigration legislation is considered.

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