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...bigger issues too, today's Republicans find themselves on the wrong side of history. On the advice of my fellow TIME columnist Bill Kristol, Republicans killed any health-care reform 13 years ago with the slogan "There is no crisis." No candidate of either party is saying that now. In fact, the crisis has gotten worse and will be harder to solve than...
Just a couple of days after his rare visit to the Capitol, some signs are emerging that the Senate immigration reform bill he is pushing may not be dead just yet. Thursday night, a bipartisan coalition of Senators negotiated an agreement to bring the legislation back to the floor, possibly by next week. The sudden turnaround occurred after Bush shifted tactics, making an obvious overture to conservative critics by emphasizing the legislation's ability to strengthen the porous U.S./Mexico border...
...press conference Thursday afternoon opposite the Capitol building, Sen. Mel Martinez appeared beside Democratic Senators Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Robert Menendez of New Jersey. A caravan of activists that had traveled from Los Angeles presented a million pro-immigration reform signatures to the trio. Sen. Kennedy made sure to make mention of two of the bill's main opponents, Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Jim DeMint of South Carolina. "I hope that my friend Sen. Sessions will sit down and read these letters," he said, motioning to several stacks of bound petitions at his feet. "I hope that...
Indeed, despite the slow march back to the Senate floor, immigration reform still has many obstacles to passage. Any number of amendments could serve as deal killers; Democratic supporters such as Sen. Menendez demand an emphasis on family reunification (the current bill prioritizes a merit-based point system based on skills above family ties); and there's still the House to worry about. Rep. Grace Napolitano, a California Democrat and member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, maintained that "we're ready on the House side to proceed on a good, fair, and just immigration reform...
...ready, but the time for immigration reform is running out. "This will not get done in an election year," said Napolitano. "It'll just be a political football...