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Lawmakers advance pathway for immigration reform
The Senate Judiciary Committee recently did something that few thought would be possible: they approved incredibly controversial legislation aimed at comprehensive immigration reform. The bill could provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of...Tags: Labor Legislation, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Orrin Hatch, Migration, Personal Data Collection
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Too juvenile to govern
WASHINGTON — With budgetary tantrums in the Senate and investigative play-acting in the House, the Republican Party is proving once again that it simply cannot be taken seriously. This is a shame. I don't share the GOP's philosophy, but I do...Tags: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Benghazi, Rand Paul, Parties and Movements
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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
Pence urges vote on shield law
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is urging congressional leaders to bring a revived federal media shield law to a vote on the floors of the U.S. House and Senate. Pence was the author of a 2009 media shield bill that cleared the House but never...Tags: Elections, John Boehner, Politics
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Obama nominates 2 Senate aides as SEC commissioners
Two senior U.S. Senate aides were nominated by President Obama to join the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kara M. Stein would replace Elisse B. Walter as a Democratic commissioner and Michael S. Piwowar would succeed Troy A. Paredes as a...Tags: White House, Elections, Mary Jo White, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Dwayne Johnson
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation, Migration, Private Health Care, Justice and Rights
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...Tags: Orrin Hatch, Labor Legislation, Elections, White House, Migration
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
ST VINCENT RESTRUCTURING 22-hospital St. Vincent Health cutting jobs INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One of Indiana's largest health systems says it's cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30th because of increasing economic and competitive pressure...Tags: The Associated Press, Shootings, Elections, John Boehner, Arts and Culture
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Pence urges Congress to vote on media shield law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is urging congressional leaders to bring a revived federal media shield law to a vote on the floors of the U.S. House and Senate. Pence was the author of a 2009 media shield bill that cleared the House...Tags: Elections, John Boehner, Politics
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Senate rejected Toomey-backed sugar amendment to farm bill
Call Washington BureauDisputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown. Helping to lead the candy...Tags: Robert P. Casey, Jr., North American Free Trade Agreement, Chuck Schumer, Patrick J. Toomey, Elections
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Oklahoma senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill
ReutersBy David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many U.S. lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that they took action in January to bulk...Tags: Albert Tom, Tom Coburn, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees for key posts until July, a decision raising the prospect that he’ll seek further changes to Senate rules...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Washington, DC, Elections, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Work Relations
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