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WASHINGTON, June 21 (UPI) -- After President George Bush left the country, U.S. House Republicans announced a delay on immigration debate to allow for investigative field trips.
Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., made the announcement after a House leadership strategy session Tuesday, saying several committee chairmen will have field hearings in congressional districts in the South.
"I'm not putting any timeline on this thing, but I think we need this thing done right," Hastert said.
The move means a conference committee on House and Senate versions of reform isn't likely until after the November mid-term elections, The Washington Post reported.
The chambers are at odds on reform, with the Senate favoring a Bush initiative to step up border security but also to create a guest worker program. The House has a harsher approach that includes deportations and no guest worker provision.
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., one of the main authors of the Senate plan, called the House field trip plan "a cynical delaying tactic," the Post said.
Bush departed for Vienna Tuesday for talks with EU leaders.
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