    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [June 28, 2007]
    [Pages 829-830]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks on the Senate's Failure to Pass Immigration Reform Legislation
    in Newport
    June 28, 2007

        I thank the Members of the Senate and members of my administration
    who worked so hard on the border security and immigration reform bill.
    I'm sorry the Senate was unable to reach agreement on the bill this
    morning.
        Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the American people,
    and Congress's failure to act on it is a disappointment. The American
    people understand the status quo is unacceptable when it comes to our
    immigration laws. A lot of us worked hard to see if we couldn't find
    common ground, and it didn't work.
        Congress really needs to prove to the American people that it can
    come together on hard issues. The Congress needs to work on
    comprehensive energy policy and good health care, making sure health
    care is affordable without inviting the Federal Government to run the
    health care system. We've got to work together to make sure we can
    balance this Federal budget, not overspend or raise taxes on the
    American people. And we've got a lot of work to do.
        When they come back from the summer--from the July recess, before
    the summer break begins, we'll be focusing on the

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    appropriations process. And I look forward to working with Congress to
    balance our budgets and to be wise about how we spend the people's
    money.
        Thank you for your time.

    Note: The President spoke at 12:38 p.m. in Connelly Hall at the Naval
    War College. In his remarks, he referred to S. 1639. The Office of the
    Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of these
    remarks.