The President asked for passage by the end of the month.
Still, he and his friends had paid for half their passage.
I can get you onto it and I'll pay for your passage.
The bill passed on a 27 to 9 vote with 21 needed for passage.
The bill may have had its final chance for passage before the election at a committee meeting last week.
Though, at times, the river is not high enough to allow for passage.
The past two years have prepared us well for our passage into the 21st century.
They had agreed to pay about $30,000 each for their passage to America.
The bill is expected to be brought for final passage next Monday.
But he added that "the committee's view could certainly change if several members press for passage."