Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that the Senate’s bipartisan
immigration bill does not do enough to address border security, and he
does not plan to support it in its current form.
“Without some congressional authority and without border security first, I can’t support the final bill,” Paul said on CNN’s “State of The Union.”
Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) struck a deal over a border security amendment last week that is expected to assuage the concerns of some Republicans, and help the bill win passage in the Senate by a comfortable margin. But the measure was not enough to win over Paul, whose own amendment to allow Congress to review and vote on border security status annually was rejected.
“It should certainly put to rest any issue regarding border security,” Corker said of his amendment on CBS’s “Face The Nation.” The House will begin voting on the amendment on Monday.
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“Without some congressional authority and without border security first, I can’t support the final bill,” Paul said on CNN’s “State of The Union.”
Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) struck a deal over a border security amendment last week that is expected to assuage the concerns of some Republicans, and help the bill win passage in the Senate by a comfortable margin. But the measure was not enough to win over Paul, whose own amendment to allow Congress to review and vote on border security status annually was rejected.
“It should certainly put to rest any issue regarding border security,” Corker said of his amendment on CBS’s “Face The Nation.” The House will begin voting on the amendment on Monday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/23/rand-paul-wont-support-immigration-bill-in-current-form/?hpid=z8
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