Key senator pushes immigration negotiators

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Senate committee chairman is chiding bipartisan negotiators working on an immigration bill, saying their progress is too slow and the delay is setting back action on reform.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy also has criticized President Barack Obama, saying he’s urged the president to send his own immigration bill to the Hill. Obama has instead chosen to let the bipartisan negotiations proceed, even though deadlines have come and gone.

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