The 2007 and 2015 immigration bills are basically the same.
@ssavett @jeffhauser yes, but...Dems found a reason to keep the issue on the table for 2008 and not give W and Rs a win.
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@jonallendc@ssavett There was a "we can only do w/GOP president" school of thought (Kennedy) vs.it's a right wing bill debate (bernie etc) -
@dhnexon@jonallendc@ssavett BTW, both sides were "right"--was torturous bc Dubya had lost ability to whip GOP vs talk radio (now familiar) -
@jeffhauser@dhnexon@ssavett there was a poison pill designed to kill it, which did the trick. -
@jonallendc@dhnexon@ssavett Our lobbying team, including Charlie Black & his firm, never showed us with 60 votes.
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@jonallendc@ssavett I was CCIR Leg Director in 2007. W strategy was for Chamber to write a bill that'd get 40 GOP votes. Ask Barry Jackson.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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