{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://titus.house.gov//press-releases/women-leaders-in-congress-condemn-year-of-inaction", "Women Leaders in Congress Condemn Year of Inaction", "2014-06-26", "2014", "2014-06", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Dina Titus", "T000468", "titus.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "June 26, 2014\nWashington, DC \u2013 Today, on the eve of the one year anniversary of the passage of S. 744, the Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill, women leaders in Congress expressed their disappointment and frustration that Speaker Boehner and the House Republican leadership have failed to take action to fix our broken immigration system. \u00a0Despite overwhelming support for reform among the American people, Republicans continue to obstruct meaningful progress on this critical issue, undermining the health, well-being and economic security of millions of immigrant women and families across America.\n\u201cThis week marks one year since the Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform legislation by a wide, bipartisan margin,\u201d said Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), chair of the Congressional Women\u2019s Working Group on Immigration Reform. \u00a0\u201cIn the year since that vote, House Republican Leaders have refused repeated requests from myself, my colleagues, and huge numbers of our fellow Americans to bring the Senate bill to a vote on the House floor. \u00a0The plain truth is that our current immigration system is not working for immigrant women and their families. \u00a0We badly need reforms that will enable these women to come out of the shadows and help to keep their families together. \u00a0That\u2019s exactly what the Senate\u2019s immigration reform bill will do. \u00a0For the sake of these women and the millions of American children they care for, protect, and support, we need a vote!\u201d\n\u201cOne year after the Senate passed bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform, House Leadership still refuses to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. We need a comprehensive, long-term solution to boost our economy, reduce our deficit, and help our country move forward. The time is now for a vote on comprehensive immigration reform on the House floor. Our economy and families can\u2019t wait any longer,\u201d said Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-24).\n\u201cOne year since the Senate passed a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill, the House has yet to act,\u201d said Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4). \u201cThe failure of House Republicans to effectively address our immigration needs is not only hurting our economy, it\u2019s unnecessarily injecting fear in our immigrant communities. Our friends, families and neighbors cannot wait another year for Congress to do its job. House Republicans are out of excuses. We must act now.\u201d\n\u201cOne year ago the Senate acted in a bipartisan fashion to take steps towards dealing with both border security and creating a path to citizenship for millions of aspiring Americans,\u201d said Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3). \u00a0\u201cThat the House of Representatives has not taken action is a disgrace. The country is demanding action in an area where it is long overdue. The time to act is now.\u201d\n\u201cIt has been nearly one year since the Senate \u2013 Democrats and Republicans \u2013 voted to pass comprehensive immigration reform,\u201d said Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27). \u00a0\u201cYet, House Republicans continue to turn their backs on the will of a majority of Americans. With each passing day, countless women and children continue to feel the devastating impacts of inaction. While the Republicans have stonewalled legislative action there have been more than 72,000 deportations of parents with U.S. citizen children. \u00a0The devastating consequences of these family separations will be felt for generations to come. I urge Speaker Boehner to listen to the American public and give them a vote on comprehensive immigration reform. \u201c\n\u201cI continue to be extremely disappointed by the House Republicans\u2019 refusal to act on comprehensive immigration reform,\u201d said Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01). \u201cImmigrant families and American businesses have now waited a full year since the Senate acted. \u00a0That is 365 days too many. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen Nevada's economy, create jobs, promote innovation and entrepreneurship, protect workers, and provide a fair pathway to citizenship. I urge House Republicans to take immediate action on this critical issue.\u201d\n\u201cIt is incredibly frustrating that House Republicans continue to ignore our broken immigration system,\u201d Congresswoman Linda S\u00e1nchez (CA-38). \u201cTheir inaction has very real human and economic costs. More than 11 million people who want to pay taxes and contribute to our great country are stuck in limbo. Each day that Republicans continue to delay action, is a day that approximately 1,100 families get separated. Passing comprehensive immigration reform would allow us to capitalize on the potential to create 159,000 new jobs and collect $1.25 billion in revenue over the next decade. It\u2019s time for Speaker Boehner to cut the excuses- our country deserves a vote.\u201d\u00a0\n\u201cIt has been one year since the Senate passed immigration reform legislation, yet House Republicans continue stalling, making excuses and failing to act,\u201d Congresswoman Nydia M. Vel\u00e1zquez (NY-7). \u00a0\u201cIt is time to reform our nation\u2019s broken immigration system in a way that honors families, fuels innovation and strengthens our economy for all Americans.\u201d\n\u201cA year ago, the Senate did its job by passing a bipartisan immigration bill, and since then Republican leadership has sat on its hands,\u201d said Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01). \u00a0\u201cHouse Republicans have stalled any and all efforts to pass immigration reform. The time to act it now. Republicans need to join Democrats and work toward a comprehensive solution that will fix our broken immigration system, create jobs, and build a stronger economy.\u201d\n\u201cOur traditional family values as Americans should hold true to all people in our country,\u201d said Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46). \u201cThe nucleus of any family is the mother and when we are in the business of breaking families apart, we lose those values that make our country great. It has been a year since the Senate acted, and House Republicans must now act and work with us to fix our broken immigration system.\u201d\u00a0\n\u201cIn the past year since the Senate passed immigration reform, our broken immigration system has continued to hurt America\u2019s families, businesses, and economy,\u201d said Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01). \u00a0Businesses large and small are unable to hire the best and brightest from around the world, and farmers who need a stable workforce are calling for action on this issue. And in the absence of immigration reform, we are seeing too many families torn apart, and too many women and children separated from their families and forced to leave the country they call home. Our economy and millions of women and families can\u2019t afford to wait any longer. We have a historic opportunity to fix the nation\u2019s broken immigration system if House leadership would just let us vote. \u00a0The time to act is now.\u201d\n\u201cAfter decades of inaction and gridlock, we were hopeful that the Senate\u2019s passage of common sense bipartisan immigration reform would be a turning point in our mission to finally fix our nation\u2019s broken system,\u201d said Congresswoman Janice Hahn (CA-44). \u201cOne year later\u2014we still haven\u2019t gotten a vote in the House. It is past time for the House to act. Families across the country cannot wait any longer. The time is now to enact common sense, comprehensive immigration reform that reaffirms our values and honors our history as a nation of immigrants.\u201d\n\u201cI ask Speaker Boehner and the House Majority to do what is in the best interest for our country and economy, and listen to what millions of Americans across the nation are asking Congress to do: To address and fix the nation\u2019s immigration system,\u201d said Congresswoman Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35). \u00a0 \u00a0\n\"There are serious consequences to the failure of the House of Representatives to enact comprehensive immigration reform: millions of families threatened with deportation, men and women who want to work but cannot obtain legal authorization, parents who are afraid to send their children to school, and crime victims who cannot contact the police. We have the ability to resolve these problems, by negotiating in good faith for the benefit of our nation,\u201d said Congresswoman Yvette D. 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