White House Immigration Meeting Now Scheduled For June 17
The session, which will include a small group of House and Senate leaders from both parties, was originally set for next Monday. Obama returns from his trip to the Middle East and Europe late Sunday.
Immigration reform is unlikely to make much progress in Congress this year, with Democratic lawmakers pushing sweeping legislation on health care and energy. The politically thorny issue is expected to be even more difficult next year as a result of the mid-term elections.
The administration official said the White House meeting will be used to "identify areas of agreement, and areas where we still have work to do."
The official said the get-together is intended to launch a policy discussion on immigration, "with the hope of beginning the debate in earnest later this year."
-By Henry J. Pulizzi, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-9256; henry.pulizzi@dowjones.com
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Publié le 03 Juin 2009 Copyright © 2009 Dowjones
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