Wonk Room » White House: Immigration Is ‘Important’ And Energy Is ‘Critical,’ But Reid ‘Sets The Agenda’

Although both immigration and climate reform are top priorities for the Obama administration, White House domestic policy adviser Melody Barnes said, it is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) who “sets the agenda.”

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...his disdain for Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid's approach has taken was fairly obvious. "You can't want it more than other people, and the people who are key around here have to want it as much as we do," said Graham. Lieberman made similar remarks, without referring to Reid by name. "[Sen. Graham] has told us he wants to support the bill, but he needs somebody other than us to do something," said Lieberman.
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Other Democrats indicated no strong feelings about what moves first. "I think we're going to do both this year, but I don't think it matters what comes first," said Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), generally one of the Senate's staunchest advocates for climate legislation.

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