Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
06/28/2007
Pelosi Statement on Blocked Immigration Reform
“Today, Republicans in the Senate had an historic chance to
act in the interests of the American people, but chose not to. Although the
immigration bill before the Senate was far from perfect, it would have served
as a starting point to address this critical issue for our nation.
“During the entire process, newly elected Democratic
majorities in both the House and the Senate have been committed to fixing a
problem that past Republican Congresses have ignored for years. The President had an obligation to the
American people to persuade his fellow Republicans to pass a bipartisan
comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Unfortunately, he was unable to do so.
“Instead, Republicans in the Senate blocked a bill that
attempted to fix our nation's dysfunctional immigration system. In doing so, they have failed the American
people.
“Our immigration system needs to honor the promise of