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BySadieGurman The Associated Press CENTENNIAL, COLO. De- fense attorneys trying to spare the life of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes turned Monday to a court-appointed psychi- atrist who previously tes- tified for prosecutors that Holmes was legally sane during the 2012 attack but his mental illness led him to open fire. Dr. Jeffrey Metzner's finding has not changed: He concluded that Holmes knew right from wrong when he killed 12 peo- ple and injured 70 others, therefore meeting the legal definition of sanity under Colorado law. But Metzner also says the attack would not have happened if not for Holmes' mental illness. The defense hopes that will persuade jurors to sentence Holmes to life in prison without parole instead of to death. "Having psychosis doesn't take away your ca- pacity to make choices. It may increase your capac- ity to make bad choices," Metzner testified Mon- day during the sentencing phase of the trial. "He acted on his delusions, and that's a reflection of the severity of his mental illness." Metzner, who diagnosed Holmes with schizoaffec- tive disorder, said he did not think Holmes went on his rampage to get notori- ety or because of his long- standing hatred of man- kind, which he described in a spiral notebook. Instead, Metzner said, Holmes' ac- tions were "directly related" to delusions that killing people would increase his self-worth. "I can come up with no other explanation for what he did," Metzner said. Holmes knew what he was doing was illegal and that others would think it was wrong, Metzner reiterated in response to questions from Dis- trict Attorney George Br- auchler. But whether Holmes knew right from wrong matters less now that ju- rors rejected his insanity plea and convicted him of 165 counts of murder, at- tempted murder and other crimes stemming from the July 20, 2012 shooting. Jurors decided unani- mously last week that the attack was cruel enough to justify the death penalty, but they must now deter- mine whether Holmes' men- tal illness and other factors outweigh the gravity of his crimes. If so, Holmes would get a life sentence instead of execution. HOLMES CASE Doctor: Mental illness led to shooting By Erica Werner and Joan Lowy The Associated Press WASHINGTON House Re- publicans rebuffed their Senate counterparts Mon- day over must-pass high- way legislation, setting the two chambers on a colli- sion course days ahead of a crucial deadline in the midst of the summer driv- ing season. As House members con- vened for their final days of work before an annual August recess, Major- ity Leader Kevin McCar- thy ruled out taking up the Senate's highway bill, which is headed for com- pletion in the next several days. "We're not taking up the Senate bill," the California Republican told reporters at the Capitol, adding that the Senate should instead take up the bill already passed by the House. "My best advice to the Senate is to get our highway bill moved forward," he said. The House bill is a five- month extension of cur- rent programs while the Senate's version authorizes $350 billion in transporta- tion programs for six years, though only three of those are paid for. Authority for federal highway aid payments to states will expire Friday at midnight without action. At the same time, if Con- gress doesn't act before then the balance in the fed- eral Highway Trust Fund is forecast to drop below a minimum cushion of $4 billion that's necessary to keep aid flowing smoothly to states. House Republican lead- ers say their approach would buy them time to try to come up with a tax reform deal coveted by the White House and some leaders in both parties, and use that to pay for an even longer-term high- way bill. But Senate Major- ity Leader Mitch McCon- nell has said publicly and privately that such a deal will be all but impossible to achieve. He wants to move legislation now to dispense with the highway issue at least through next year's elections, give certainty to states and avoid repeated fights over the issue. "Time is running out to get this bill through Con- gress. We're up against a deadline at the end of week," McConnell, R-Ky., said on the Senate floor. "Jobs are on the line. Im- portant infrastructure projects are too. So we have to get the job done." Despite the dispute be- tween the two chambers there's little expectation Congress would let the Fri- day deadline come and go without action, given from state and local transpor- tation agencies, the con- struction industry and oth- ers. But how the issue will get resolved before then is unclear. One possibility is an even shorter-term ex- tension of two months or so, which McCarthy was careful not to rule out. Already the highway bill has become the vehi- cle for troublesome polit- ical fights over other is- sues, including the federal Export-Import Bank, a lit- tle-known lending agency that's hotly opposed by conservatives and was al- lowed to expire June 30. The Senate was expected to vote later Monday to add legislation reviving the bank to the highway bill, despite furious oppo- sition from presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R- Texas, who accused McCo- nnell of lying to him over the issue. Cruz's accusations brought an extraordinary rebuke Sunday from lead- ing Senate Republicans, who took to the Senate floor to call for civility and dispute his claims. And more Republican infight- ing broke out Monday, as an email surfaced from an aide to Sen. Mike Lee, R- Utah, suggesting that con- servative groups should take Lee's fellow Republi- cans to task if they oppose him on a legislative maneu- ver to advance a repeal of President Barack Obama's health care law. If the House does leave Washington Thursday without taking up the Sen- ate's highway bill, that would mean the Export- Import Bank stays dead, at least until the fall, because the House version of the bill does not include it. WASHINGTON House, Senate clash over highway bill ahead of deadline SUSANWALSH—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., right, accompanied by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday. By Claudia Torrens The Associated Press NEW YORK Vianel Garcia told family members they could sleep on the floor of her East Harlem hair sa- lon when Pope Francis vis- its the city in September so they can try to catch a glimpse of him when he makes a stop at a school across from her business. "My clients also want to come, but we don't have enough space," said the 35-year-old Dominican stylist who said she will hang a big sign on the front door welcoming the pope on Sept. 25. Enthusiasm is growing among Hispanic Catho- lics in New York, Philadel- phia and Washington, D.C. over Argentine-born Pope Francis first U.S. visit. Many are inquiring about tickets to see him during his stops in the three cit- ies, with many planning to attend the World Meet- ing of Families in Philadel- phia, where the pope with speak. Some are organiz- ing workshops at their churches about the pope's teachings and how they ap- ply to immigrants. "There is this simplicity he has to tell people things like they really are," said Alma Reyes, a 53-year-old Mexican immigrant who cleans homes and is plan- ning to travel from New York to Philadelphia to hear the pope speak. "He speaks from the heart. He is spontaneous." In her Queens church, Saint Leo, Reyes is helping organize a workshop to talk about the pope's teachings. The talks will be based on Pope Francis' exhortation: "The Joy of the Gospel." "Many here are undocu- mented, and this encyclical letter talks about all that. The racism, the difficulties ... these are issues that af- fect the Hispanic commu- nity," Reyes said. Pope Francis' charisma and messages resonate among Latin American immigrants. The Pope has often condemned the in- difference over illegal im- migration and has asked governments to be more involved in helping immi- grants. According to census data, 55 million Hispanics live in the U.S., making it the nation's largest minor- ity group. The number of immigrants living illegally in the country is about 11 million people, about 78 percent of them Hispanic, according to the Pew Re- search Institute. Pope Francis is due to ar- rive in Washington on Sept. 22 and then travel to New York on Sept. 24 and Phil- adelphia on Sept. 26. He will visit children at Our Lady Queen of Angels, a Catholic school in the La- tino neighborhood of East Harlem. Later, he will meet in the school's gymnasium with immigrants and ref- ugees who have been as- sisted by Catholics Chari- ties, said the Archdiocese of New York. "(The Pope) is the son of an immigrant. He un- derstands the problems of immigrants, and knowing that they are waiting now for immigration reform," said Argentinian priest Carlos Mullins, who has lived in New York for about 40 years. "For sure he will talk about that," Mullins said. Latinos from across the country are expected to travel to see the pope at one of his stops. 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