By KRISTINA PETERSON With the Senate expected to vote on a far-reaching immigration bill by early July, supporters are stepping up their courtship of the many lawmakers who remain publicly undecided. Efforts to address the concerns of the holdouts will shape the next two weeks of action in the Senate. On Tuesday, 82 senators voted to bring the bill to the floor, but many of the 28 Republicans who voted to start debate have said they have reservations about supporting the final bill. All 54 Democrats and independents voted to advance the bill this past week, but a handful of them haven't yet said they would back it on final passage. The bill will need 60 votes to pass, but proponents are...
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