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Ron Johnson: “I don't think this bill will [get through the House] and…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Senator Johnson Discusses Immigration Reform on Bloomberg's In the Loop

Published June 25, 2013 | Video Starts at 03:58

And what I wished for is more sensitivity to those women. Well here a long time let's look at the House because truth get through the House. Well, I don't think this bill will [get through the House] and that's my concern because I want to solve the problem. So I've always been advocate advocating for the House to go first pass the individual components. (03:58–04:03)

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Asserts that the current immigration bill is unlikely to pass in the House of Representatives.

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