Video: Tempers Flare Over Boston Bombing At Senate Immigration Hearing
After the hearing commenced, the topic turned almost immediately to the Boston bombing, which was allegedly carried out by immigrant brothers Dzokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) used part of his opening statement to criticize those who have pointed to the attack as evidence that the Senate should slow its efforts to reform the American immigration system.
“Late last week opponents of comprehensive immigration reform began to exploit the Boston Marathon bombing,” Senator Leahy said. “I urge restraint in that regard…Let no one be so cruel as to try to use the heinous acts of two young men last week to derail the dreams and futures of millions of hardworking people.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bWF48G_jQuU
That comment drew a sharp rebuke from Senator Grassley, who had linked the bombing and the proposed reforms at a hearing on Friday.
Despite Senator Grassley, Congressman Steve King (R-IA), and other reform opponents’ efforts to use the Boston attack to delay or derail the immigration bill, it remains popular among voters and retains significant bipartisan support. As one Senate GOP aide told Politico’s Mike Allen, “The … analysis that the Boston attacks are a setback for immigration reform appears wrongheaded, as we learn more about the story. Given the facts, the events in Boston seem unlikely to stoke nativist sentiments that may derail immigration reform,” the aide continued.
http://www.nationalmemo.com/watch-tempers-flare-over-boston-bombing-at-senate-immigration-hearing/
Any day that Grassley and King look stupid is a good day.
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