President Bush said this morning in Bulgaria that he is confident an immigration reform bill can still be passed, and knocked Democrats in Congress for planning this afternoon to debate a resolution expressing no confidence in the attorney general.
“Listen, the immigration debate is a tough debate. I’m under no illusions about how hard it is. There are people in my party that don’t want a comprehensive bill; there are people in the Democrat Party that don’t seem to want a comprehensive bill. I was disappointed that the bill was temporarily derailed,” Mr. Bush said. “I, frankly, find it interesting that … a so-called important subject they need to get to would be to pass a political resolution on my attorney general that’s going to have no bearing on whether he serves in office, or not.”
“I believe we can get an immigration bill. Now, it’s going to require leadership from the Democrat leaders in the Senate, and it’s going to require me to stay engaged and work with Republicans who want a bill,” Mr. Bush said. “And tomorrow I’ll be going to the Senate to talk about a way forward on the piece of legislation.”
“It’s important that we address this issue now. And I believe we can get it done,” said the president. “I’m going to work with those who are focused on getting an immigration bill done and start taking some steps forward again. I believe we can get it done. I’ll see you at the bill signing.”
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