Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Two More for a No   [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE
June 20, 2007 – 1:19 p.m.

Two Georgia Republican Senators Say They Will Oppose Cloture on Immigration Bill

Georgia Republicans Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss will vote against moving the Senate’s immigration overhaul measure forward, the senators said today.

“I think everybody did a noble effort to try to deal with the problem in a comprehensive way,” Isakson said. “But it became apparent that the confidence level was not there.”

Isakson said he and Chambliss had heard from voters back home that they didn’t have faith in another measure that promises border action because past promises have yet to be fulfilled.

Neither senator was viewed as a must-have vote by bill supporters, but losing them makes the task of getting the 60 votes needed to end debate that much harder.

06/20 02:30 PMShare