[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4768]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, for far too long, comprehensive immigration 
reform has been a low priority for the Speaker and for the Republican 
leadership. Americans have spoken loud and clear. They want 
comprehensive immigration reform.
  Just last year, as the Senate was considering comprehensive reform, 
the Speaker implied that the House would take it up after the Senate 
did. The Senate acted in a bipartisan fashion and passed comprehensive 
reform on a vote of 68-32.
  Then we were told that the House would take up comprehensive 
immigration reform after the Speaker brought to his conference his 
immigration reform principles. That happened at the end of January; yet 
nothing--nothing has been brought to the floor.
  If there is not a reason for us to do this on the basis of the 
policy, which I think is clear, it is consistent with our national 
interest and our national values to institute comprehensive immigration 
reform.
  I just would direct Members of the other side to take a look at the 
bipartisan CBO report that was published that shows that comprehensive 
immigration reform would reduce our national deficit by $900 billion.
  It is the right policy, it is good economics, and we should bring it 
up right away.

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