Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is turning attention in the Senate toward a fight over immigration.
The GOP leader early Friday morning teed up a House-passed shell bill being used as the vehicle for the Senate's debate. A procedural vote on taking up the House legislation is expected on Monday at 5:30 p.m.
McConnell said earlier this week that he would use a non-immigration bill as the base for the debate, essentially letting the Senate start from scratch.
Read more at The Hill: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/373093-mcconnell-tees-up-immigration-debate