David M. Drucker

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In a joint statement, Georgia Sens. Saxby Chambliss, above, and Johnny Isakson announced that they would have voted Ã¢â¬ÅnoÃ¢â¬Â had they arrived in time to cast their votes. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson buck expectations, oppose immigration bill

David M. Drucker · June 24, 2013 4:00 am

Immigration reform advances in Senate, final vote expected by week’s end

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Immigration reform advances in Senate, final vote expected by week’s end

David M. Drucker · June 24, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is among the more than a dozen Republican senators asking Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to allow additional votes on amendments to the immigration-reform package.
In this June 11, 2013, photo, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Grassley says the Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts. He says his office has learned that the IRS is executing an agreement with the employeesÃ¢â¬â¢ union on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, to pay the bonuses. (AP Photo/

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Republican senators demand votes on additional immigration amendments

David M. Drucker · June 24, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., have put forth a compromise border security amendment.

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Immigration fight will soon move to the real battleground: The House

David M. Drucker · June 23, 2013 4:00 am

House Ways and Means chairman says the IRS scandal could boost chances of Congress approving changes to tax code. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

IRS scandal puts Dave Camp at center stage

David M. Drucker · June 21, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. John Hoeven, N.D., leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 21, 2013, after speaking on his amendment to the immigration reform bill. Hoeven and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., are pushing an amendment that insists on increased border security with an increase in Border Patrol agents and unmanned surveillance drones. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Immigration reform on track to pass Senate

David M. Drucker · June 21, 2013 4:00 am

ALTOONA, IA - NOVEMBER 17: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at a combination fundraiser and birthday party for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, on November 17, 2012 in Altoona, Iowa. Branstad turned 65 this year. (Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images)

Marco Rubio talks about the politics of immigration reform

David M. Drucker · June 21, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Charles, Schumer, D-N.Y., is presenting a crucial border security amendment to White House officials, a source comfirmed.

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Senate poised to vote on crucial border-security compromise

David M. Drucker · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

US Border Patrol agent along the old border wall along the US - Mexico border where it ends at the base of a hill in San Diego. The comprehensive immigration reform that the Senate passed last week would, thanks to Republican insistence, increase border security spending by a whopping $46.3 billion over the next 10 years. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Immigration reform’s fate could hinge on border-security amendment

David M. Drucker · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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An amendment the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill would require Homeland Security to hire an additional 20,000 border agents.

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‘Border surge’ deal on immigration would add 20,000 new border agents

David M. Drucker · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said immigration negotiators have agreed on a compromise border security amendment that should pave the way for the "Gang of Eight" package to clear the Senate's 60-vote threshold.

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Flake: Immigration reform may now have enough votes to clear Senate threshold

David M. Drucker · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Bob Corner, R-Tenn., is negotiating a bipartisan amendment to beef up border security measures on the Gang of Eight immigration bill.

Bob Corker: CBO findings make the case for greater border security

David M. Drucker · June 19, 2013 4:00 am