and 2 27 necrotic cosponsors. i often hear we shouldn't take a few to consider anything that can't pass the house. but a bill that has 54 bipartisan cosponsors in the right track. i am clear about the fact that this bill is not perfect, and i understand some of my colleagues may want to make changes to it. some of my republican friends i met with and talked to in recent days suggested that it needs more investment to border security to win their support and that's fine because our bill is more than just a set of policies, it is a way to provide a framework for us to agree and not let our disagreements prevent us from moving forward. we may not be able to fix our entire immigration system this week in fact i am certain we can't come about over the next few days perhaps even over the next few hours, we can take important and even historical steps forward. we can secure the border from investments, new technology and manpower and health dreamers succeed in american schools, serve the american military, in which ameri