(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, June 7 - A White House-backed bill to
revamp U.S. immigration laws stalled in the U.S. Senate on
Thursday, handing President George W. Bush a major legislative
setback.
The sharply divided Senate refused to limit debate on the
fragile compromise hammered out by a bipartisan group of
senators and the White House. The vote was 45-50, 15 short of
the 60 votes needed to advance significant legislation in the
100-member body toward a final vote.
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revamp U.S. immigration laws stalled in the U.S. Senate on
Thursday, handing President George W. Bush a major legislative
setback.
The sharply divided Senate refused to limit debate on the
fragile compromise hammered out by a bipartisan group of
senators and the White House. The vote was 45-50, 15 short of
the 60 votes needed to advance significant legislation in the
100-member body toward a final vote.
Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News
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