Hutchison Will Not Support Immigration Bill
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, who has been under intense pressure from the White House and Republican leadership to support a sweeping immigration overhaul, nevertheless announced today that she will vote against reviving the legislation when it returns to the Senate floor next week…………
……………… “Until major changes are made that reject amnesty and a more open, fair process emerges for debating one of the most crucial issues facing our nation, I cannot support this immigration bill,” she said.
Despite this, Trent Lott (RINO-MS) expects to get the necessary 60 votes to bring the legislation back to the floor so this battle is far from over.