Senate deals Bush setback with vote on federal immigration jobs

[Judi Lynn]

Senate deals Bush setback with vote on federal immigration jobs

ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer
Thursday, September 9, 2004


(09-09) 01:35 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

Election-season winds are gusting strongly in the Republican-run Senate, which disregarded a White House veto threat and voted to bar President Bush from giving some federal immigration jobs to private workers.

In a victory for Democrats and federal labor unions, the Senate voted 49-47 Wednesday to add the prohibition to a $32 billion measure financing the Homeland Security Department next year.

Five Republicans from states with a significant labor presence joined Democrats in voting for the amendment: Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, Christopher Bond of Missouri and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. Bond and Specter are seeking re-election in November.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the provision's sponsor, said it would prevent Bush from replacing 1,100 immigration officers who screen applications and perform criminal background checks.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/09/09/national0435EDT0464.DTL

[saracat]

1. And he thought that would keep us "safer" the bastard!

Yay,Dems! And they say Kerry would let us be attacked.This is another thing that need publicity!