Here is what is going on in the U.S. Senate…partial transcripts from CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight ..last night.

Senators from both parties tonight also focusing on domestic politics and issues. They’re still trying to break a deadlock on the so-called comprehensive immigration reform legislation. That deal would give amnesty to as many as 20 million illegal aliens.

Lisa Sylvester now reports on those last-minute negotiations.

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LISA SYLVESTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Democrats and Republicans have agreed in principle to an overall framework, but a deal has not been finalized, and both sides are now proceeding cautiously.

REID: Our immigration system is broken and certainly needs to be fixed. But in the process, we don’t want to make it worse than what it was to start with.

SYLVESTER: Here’s what’s on the table. The 12 million-plus illegal aliens would qualify for a new Z visa. They would have to pay a fine of $5,000 paid back over time. To seek a green card, they would have to return or touch back to their home country. Illegal aliens would be able to bring only dependent children and spouses into the United States, not extended family.

The guest worker program would be limited to 400,000 people. They could work for two years at a time for a total of six years. Their families would not be included.

The Z visa and guest worker programs would not be implemented until after enforcement provisions are in place — 18,000 border agents, 370 miles of fencing and a biometric secure identification system.

SEN. JOHNNY ISAKSON (R), GEORGIA: So that’s a good foundation and that’s why there’s optimism, but until the ink’s dry and we’ve read the fine print, nobody is going to be fully supportive.

SYLVESTER: But the details have slowed the process, including limits on administrative and judicial reviews and information sharing between the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.

Senate leaders are insisting the immigration debate wraps up by the end of next week.

SEN. JEFF SESSIONS (R), ALABAMA: And we think this year’s bill is going to be a thousand pages. That’s not a little bitty matter.

SYLVESTER: Senator Sessions says nine days is not enough to study the implications of a thousand-page bill.

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