Title: Senate Immigration Reform Bill Passes With Strong Majority | HuffPost
Headings: Senate Immigration Reform Bill Passes With Strong Majority
Senate Immigration Reform Bill Passes With Strong Majority
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Content: “This is overwhelming support for the bill,” he told reporters after the vote. “ Why did I want 70? I’m just greedy. ... This is incredibly pleasing.” The opponents have expressed hope that the bill will die in the House, which is a possibility, given Republican opposition there. Lee said earlier Thursday on the Senate floor that the legislation is doomed to fail anyway, resigned that it would pass in the upper chamber. “If this bill passes today, it will be all but relegated to the ash heap of history, as the House appears willing to tackle immigration reform the right way,” Lee said ahead of the vote. “ The sponsors of this bill had the best of intentions, but in my opinion, intentions aren’t enough.” Although a bipartisan House group is working on a comprehensive immigration bill, its members hit a roadblock earlier this month when Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) dropped out. The House is more likely to pursue a piecemeal approach, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)