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Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR JOINING US. AND WE'RE HERE TO ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT THE FIVE OF US HERE TODAY AND EIGHT OF US IN TOTAL, INCLUDING SENATORS...
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| 00:05:38 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
TO THANK YOU THE SENATOR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANYONE IN AMERICA WHO HAS FOUGHT HARDER ...
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| 00:13:00 |
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DURBIN. >> I WANT
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| 00:13:02 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, JOHN MCCAIN, THANKS. WE'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE BUT I FEEL GOOD ABOUT OUR CHANCES THIS TIME. CHUCK THANK YOU FOR YOUR...
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| 00:17:44 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
YOU. LET ME JOIN MY COLLEAGUES IN SAYING I APPRECIATE THE INCREDIBLE SPIRIT THAT HAS BEEN DISPLAYED IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS LEADING TO THESE STATEMENTS...
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| 00:24:09 |
Rubio, Marco - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
ME SAY, I DO NOT AGREE WITH ANYTHING YOU JUST SAID IN SPANISH. [LAUGHTER] I AM NEW TO THIS ISSUE IN TERMS OF THE SENATE, NOT IN TERMS OF MY LIFE. I HAVE...
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| 00:28:29 |
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ARE READY FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. >>
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| 00:28:32 |
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THERE ARE SOME REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE THAT HAVE ALREADY PUSHED FOR OPPOSITION. ARE YOU WILLING TO CHANGE ANYTHING YOU HAVE PROPOSED? >> OF COURSE WE...
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| 00:28:42 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
IN A BIPARTISAN BASIS. WE ARE ENCOURAGED SPEAKER BOEHNER HAS SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT HE BELIEVES WHAT COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM IS AN ISSUE...
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| 00:29:42 |
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YOU MENTIONED THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE. SINCE 2007, SENATOR KENNEDY STOOD WITH YOU -- 2007 WAS THE YEAR THAT YOU MUST [INAUDIBLE] YOU...
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| 00:30:04 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
BEFORE ELECTIONS, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS LOSING SUPPORT OF OUR HISPANIC CITIZENS. WE REALIZE THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WHERE EVERYTHING WE ARE IN AGREEMENT...
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| 00:31:11 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
THING, THE PUBLIC'S ATTITUDE HAS CHANGED. FOUR YEARS AGO THEY SAID FIX THE BORDER. NOW THEY MUCH PREFER A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION, INCLUDING A PATH TO...
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| 00:31:50 |
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PRESIDENT IS SET TO SPEAK TOMORROW ON THIS ISSUE. WHY DO THIS TODAY, WHY ONE DAY EARLY? >> WE DO NOT HAVE
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
MUCH TIME AND BECAME TO AN AGREEMENT THIS WEEKEND AND WE WANT TO MOVE QUICKLY. AS I MENTIONED, SENATOR DURBAN AND I SPOKE TO THE PRESIDENT. HE WAS DELIGHTED...
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| 00:33:17 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
WANT TO ECHO THIS POINT. I WAS WITH THE PRESIDENT WITH THE HISPANIC CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS FRIDAY NIGHT AND HE MADE IT CLEAR, A MAJOR PRIORITY FOR ME, TO...
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| 00:33:34 |
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THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS PLAN AND THE ONE THAT YOU DEDUCED ON YOUR OWN? >>
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| 00:33:40 |
Rubio, Marco - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
THIS IS AN OUTLINE OF PRINCIPLES. THE DETAILS WILL INVOLVE INPUT FROM THIS GROUP AS WELL AS ALL THE MEMBERS IN THE SENATE, AND IF IT IS TO BECOME LAW,...
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| 00:34:38 |
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OF IMMIGRANTS. >> [INAUDIBLE] CERTIFY THAT THE BORDER IS SECURE? >> WE CLEARLY WANT TO
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| 00:34:57 |
Rubio, Marco - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
MAKE SURE THAT THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALL HERE IS, YOU ARE GOING TO DO THE LEGALIZATION PART, BUT NOT THE ENFORCEMENT...
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| 00:36:16 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
SAY, THIS IS IMPORTANT. WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNORS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS ON THE BORDER STATES THAT ARE OF THE MAJOR VICTIMS OF...
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| 00:36:52 |
Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
WE ENVISION, OF COURSE, SUBJECT TO ARE WORKING OUT THE LEGISLATION, WHEN THIS BECOMES LAW, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED IN THE COUNTRY WOULD COME...
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| 00:38:56 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
POINT WHICH BOB MADE. IMMEDIATELY, WHEN THE BILL PASSES, PEOPLE LIVING HERE IN THE SHADOWS WOULD GET A LEGAL RIGHT TO STAY HERE AND WORK. THEY WOULD...
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| 00:39:37 |
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VIRTUALLY IMMEDIATELY. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> FUTURE FLOW HAS BEEN
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| 00:40:01 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
ONE OF THE SHOALS UPON WHICH THE GOOD SHIP OF IMMIGRATION HAS FLOUNDERED. WE KNOW THAT. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH BOTH LABOR, THE AFL-CIO, SEIU,...
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| 00:40:49 |
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ON IT. >> [INAUDIBLE] YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IMPORTING TENS OF MILLIONS OF THOSE SKILLED LABORERS. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO WORKING- CLASS AMERICANS WHO...
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| 00:41:19 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
PRINCIPLE THAT WE WILL TIE FUTURE FLOAT TO EMPLOYMENT. IF THERE ARE JOBS AVAILABLE FLOOR -- FOUR AMERICANS TO TAKE, THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS...
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| 00:42:22 |
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THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES WITH PH.D.'S, MASTER'S DEGREES IN TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WANT, WE WANT TO REMAIN AND WORK IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. [CAPTIONING...
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| 00:42:50 |
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MCCAIN, MENENDEZ, AND RUBIO LANG OF THE CHANGES TO IMMIGRATION, CONSIDERING EVERYWHERE BASIC GOALS, SECURING THE BORDERS AND CREATING A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP...
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