Schumer predicts immigration bill passage within eight weeks

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer predicted the immigration bill would get to the Senate floor by June, amid Republican charges that Democrats are rushing the bill through before the public can understand the contents.

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The bill will be published Tuesday evening, allowing a markup to begin in early May, according to timing set by Senate rules, he predicted.

In early May, “we will begin marking up the bill,” Schumer said. “[Sens.] Jeff Sessions, Chuck Grassley, opponents of the bill, can offer all the amendments they like, and we hope to have the bill on the [Senate] floor in late May or early June.”

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