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New Immigration Bill Is Introduced in House
15 hours ago ago from Political Wrinkles
New Immigration Bill Is Introduced in House Quote: The on-again, off-again drive to overhaul the nationÂs immigration laws moved back to Congress on Tuesday with the introduction of legislation that would open a path to legal status for millions of illegal immigrants. The bill, introduced by Representative Luis V. Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, was seen as the opening volley in what Democrats and Republicans expect to ...
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17 hours ago ago from Ylse
Rep. Luis Gutierrez did something today that has him being hailed as a champion for immigration reform and probably being mumbled about in unflattering terms in the White House. Rep. Gutierrez delivered on a promise he made to all the mixed-status families, undocumented immigrants and immigration advocate groups he introduced in Congress the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009 ...
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5 hours ago ago from Free Range Talk | Where talk has free range
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009 on Tuesday, December 15. We have waited patiently for a workable solution to our immigration crisis to be taken up by this Congress and our President, said Rep. Gutierrez. The time for waiting is over. This bill will be presented before Congress recesses for the holidays so that there is no ...
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5 hours ago ago from Immigration Clearinghouse
Summary of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP) provided by Reform Immigration for America This snapshot highlights key provisions of the CIR ASAP Act and will be supplemented in the coming weeks as the IPC conducts deeper analysis of the proposals contained in the Act. Title I. Border Security, Detention and Enforcement Border Securit y: The bill contains provisions ...
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4 hours ago ago from Republican Legislative District 61
Congressional Democrats introduced an illegal immigration amnesty bill Tuesday, likely hoping the legislation will fly under the radar while the nation is preoccupied with the holiday season and politically focused on health care, climate, war, and deepening government debt. This 700-page comprehensive immigration reform' bill ( HR 4321 ) was introduced yesterday by Representative Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill). The bill would reportedly end ...
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BBC News - Barack Obama 'cautiously optimistic' on healthcare
14 hours ago ago from BBC
President Obama: I'm feeling cautiously optimistic US President Barack Obama has said he is cautiously optimistic that a stalled healthcare bill will be passed in the Senate by the end of the year. The president said the country was on the verge of an achievement that has eluded Congresses and presidents for generations . He was speaking after talks with Senate Democrats at the White House. Mr Obama urged senators not to let ...
Related contentObama Sys 'on the Precipice' of Enacting Health Bill
23 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
Getty Images President Barack Obama in the Roosevelt Room at the White House following his meeting with Democratic Senators on Tuesday. President Barack Obama met privately with Senate Democrats on Tuesday and then declared they were "on the precipice" of enacting health care legislation that has eluded administrations and lawmakers for decades. Flanked by the senators, the president said differences remained over the details of ...
Related contentD.C. City Council votes to legalize gay marriage
23 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com
DC City Council votes to legalize gay marriage WASHINGTON (AP) -- The City Council voted Tuesday to legalize gay marriage, giving supporters a victory after a string of recent defeats elsewhere and sending the issue to Congress, which has final say over laws in the nation's capital. Mayor Adrian Fenty has promised to sign the bill, which passed 11-2, and gay couples could begin marrying as early as March if Congress allows it to become law. ...
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4 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
As the Democrats in Congress approach the end of a frustrating first year's legislative effort, their leaders and the White House are being tempted by three possible shortcuts around the regular lawmaking process. Though the Democrats have a majority of 20 seats in the Senate and 79 seats in the House, now, just a week before Christmas, the speaker of the House, the Senate majority leader and the White House have failed -- so far -- to pass ...
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