[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11000-11001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 PASS COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

  (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)

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  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the urgent need 
to fix our Nation's broken immigration system. We cannot continue to 
wait. The time is now to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
  According to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill H.R. 15 would 
reduce the deficit by $900 billion over the next two decades. There are 
200 bipartisan cosponsors supporting H.R. 15, and the Senate 
overwhelmingly passed an immigration reform bill, almost to the day, 
last year.
  We know that comprehensive immigration reform will grow our economy, 
so what are we waiting for?
  Americans across the country want us to do something on this issue, 
and they want us to act now. I urge a vote on H.R. 15, the 
comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced by my Hispanic Caucus 
colleague Congressman Joe Garcia from Florida. Now is the time.

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