All the members of the “Gang of Eight” pushing so-called ‘immigration reform’ in the U.S. Senate will band together to block any efforts by other senators to offer amendments to their legislation once it is introduced, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
In addition, the Post’s David Nakamura reported that the forthcoming immigration bill “is expected to be around 1,500 pages long“, and that the Gang of Eight “is trying to strike a deal in which all the members agree to oppose any amendments to the core provisions, even if they might agree with the amendments, people familiar with the talks said.”
“The group is concerned that if one provision is amended, the entire bill will fall apart because the deal is predicated on a comprehensive plan composed of carefully negotiated pieces,” Nakamura wrote.
So no public hearings, no amendments, and no transparency on a massive bill – another bill we have to “pass so we can find out what’s in it”. Sound familiar?
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