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Menendez (D-NJ):"We Democrats are putting forward President Biden's vision for immigration reform because we believe it is the right vision for immigration reform.We know the path forward will demand negotiations w/others,but we are not going to make concessions out of the gate."

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Sánchez (D-CA) on immigration reform:"In this Congress,I believe the House & Senate can deliver legislation to the President's desk. Today,we have an Admin & President that understands the success of our country is interwoven & linked to the success of our immigrant communities."

Pelosi: "Today is a hopeful and historic day, as Congressional Democrats unveil President Biden’s U.S. Citizenship Act: transformative legislation to modernize and make our immigration system more fair, orderly and humane and our nation safer, stronger and more prosperous."

Pelosi: “Democrats are making good on President Biden’s Day One promise with landmark legislation that honors our values, protects families and strengthens our country."

Schumer: “Today, Democrats are taking a momentous step in establishing a better immigration system for our nation by introducing the U.S. Citizenship Act."

Schumer: "It’s time that we reform a broken immigration system to build a stronger American economy for all. I remain committed to working with my colleagues in the House and Senate, and the Biden administration in ensuring that this critical legislation becomes law.”

House Judiciary Top Republican Jordan: "President Biden’s immigration proposal puts our country’s safety and economic interests last at a time when we should be focused on reopening our schools, getting Americans back to work, and defeating COVID-19."

Jordan (R-OH): "This blatantly partisan proposal rewards those who broke the law, floods the labor market at a time when millions of Americans are out of work, fails to secure the border, and incentivizes further illegal immigration."

House Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) on immigration reform legislation introduced by Democrats today: "PresIdent Biden’s radical proposal is a non-starter and should be rejected by Congress."

WH Press Sec: “The President's priorities, reflected in this bill, are to responsibly manage the border, keep families together, grow our economy, address the root causes of migration from Central America, and ensure that America remains a refuge for those fleeing persecution.”

Psaki: “The President believes all of these require immediate action that is long overdue. Immigration reform is not historically a Democratic or Republican priority, but an American one.Modernizing it is long overdue, the system.”

Psaki on President Biden’s immigration reform package: “We expect elected officials from both sides of the aisle to come to the table so we can finally get this done.”

NRSC Chair Scott (R-FL): “Senate Democrats have embraced the Biden-Harris immigration plan of amnesty and open borders...This is an unserious proposal that reflects how far left Senate Democrats have gone on the issue of immigration.”

President Biden: “These are not Democratic or Republican priorities – but American ones. I’ve laid out my vision for what it’ll take to reform our immigration system and I look forward to working with leaders in Congress to get this done.”