Test For Immigration Bill: US Senate sets Monday vote
The Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to pass the White House-backed bill with broad bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON:
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid on Friday set a vote for Monday on a border-security deal that is expected to push a landmark US immigration bill to passage by the end of next week.
The Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to pass the White House-backed bill with broad bipartisan support, sending it to the Republican-led House of Representatives, where it faces more resistance.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 22nd, 2013.
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid on Friday set a vote for Monday on a border-security deal that is expected to push a landmark US immigration bill to passage by the end of next week.
The Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to pass the White House-backed bill with broad bipartisan support, sending it to the Republican-led House of Representatives, where it faces more resistance.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 22nd, 2013.