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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Martinez see immigration breakthrogh
“I think today was a confidence building measure for the Democrats,” Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., said Tuesday after President Bush met with about a dozen senators at the White House to discuss pending immigration legislation.
Martinez, one of the co-authors of the compromise immigration plan with Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., said there are still “a few days” for senators to come to agreement. “No doubt there are difficult discussions that have to take place, but I think we are on our way.”
In the bipartisan meeting, Bush made it clear he supports a bill along the lines being considered in the Senate, Martinez said. Such a bill would include a “pathway to citizenship, at the back-of-the-line without amnesty” for those immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, and a guest-worker program for temporary legal immigrants.
“I think they (senators) saw in him determination and assurance that he is committed to a comprehensive solution that is much beyond where the House is,” Martinez said.
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No Snow in today’s forecast
Amid increasing speculation that Tony Snow of Fox News is heading in as the new White House press secretary, the guy who now has the job says no major personnel announcements are expected today. Scott McClellan, who announced his resignation last week, this morning told reporters not to anticipate any news today “on positions you may be interested in.” That includes Treasury secretary where another Snow - John, unrelated to Tony - has long been speculated to be on his way out.
McClellan, whose departure will be determined by when he is replaced, refused to speculate on when his last day on the job will be. “I’m doing my part to push it along,” he said.
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