Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev) block amendment requiring require proof of citizenship for stimulus recipients.
(Left to Right) Baucus, Reid and Nelson
Yesterday, Max Baucus blocked the legislation from making it to the floor.
Numbers USA reported:
On Feb. 9, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) attempted to offer his E-Verify amendment (SA 239) to the economic stimulus package, but Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) prevented him from doing so. SA 239 would have required all businesses and localities that receive stimulus money to use the E-Verify employment verification system. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who had earlier supported Sen. Sessions’ efforts to mandate E-Verify for stimulus recipients, did not support Sen. Sessions’ attempt to force the Senate to vote on SA 239. In fact, Sen. Nelson moved to end all debate on the economic stimulus package.
More… Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blocked the amendment by Senator Jeff Sessions and Senator Ben Nelson (before Nelson withdrew support) that would require proof of citizenship for stimulus recipients.
Liveleak and LGF reported:
GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions and Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson attempted several times to bring their bipartisan amendment to the floor last week. SA 239 would require local governments and businesses that receive porkulus money to use the federal E-Verify citizenship check system.
On the House side, a long term extension of the E-Verify program passed there 407-2 (Conservative Oasis).
But Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refused to allow it to come to the floor. Now, we’re headed for cloture.
“While it is difficult to believe that Senate leaders might insist that illegal aliens have the same chance at new stimulus jobs as unemployed Americans, this scenario may now be at hand,” says Roy Beck of Numbers USA. “SA 239 is now unlikely to receive a floor vote.”
The provision is not included in the Sellout Substitute Amendment forged by the Turncoat Caucus and the Democrats.
