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National Journal on immigration: 'The Two Faces of Marco Rubio'
Takiing NamesLast week, I penned a piece that said Marco Rubio finally has a chance to prove his critics wrong and show that he's more than a lightweight when it comes to serious policy and meaningful legislation ("On immigration, Rubio has chance to prove his mettle"...Tags: Migration, Elections, Orrin Hatch, Marco Rubio, Crime, Law and Justice
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Boehner: Congress can do immigration this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Senate ready to cast the first floor votes on a landmark immigration bill, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday he thinks there's a good chance the legislation can be signed into law "by the end of the year." Ahead of...
Tags: Univision (tv network), Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Career and Workplace, Laws, Elections
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New Republican senator could be key vote on guns
WASHINGTON – Even before New Jersey’s new U.S. senator took the oath of office, Democrats seemed to be lobbying the Republican for his vote on a key legislative priority: expanded background checks on gun buyers. Jeffrey Chiesa, appointed...Tags: Executive Branch, Frank Lautenberg, Chris Christie, Mitch McConnell, Frank Pallone, Jr.
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Editorial: Where's Sen. Kirk on immigration reform?
New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte stuck her neck out over the weekend, declaring her support for the immigration reform bill that will hit the floor this week. That makes her the first Republican, outside of the bipartisan Gang of Eight that drafted the...
Tags: National Security, Dean Heller, Lisa Murkowski, Migration, Marco Rubio
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Newtown Families Returning to Washington
The Hartford CourantNewtown gun control advocates will travel to Washington this week to lobby lawmakers and to raise awareness for their cause as they approach the six-month anniversary of the school shootings. Family members of Daniel Barden, Lauren Rousseau, Jesse Lewis,...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Eric Cantor, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate, Lobbying
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Six months after Sandy Hook, gun control advocates continue to push for changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Personal Weapon Control, White House, Joe Biden, National Rifle Association of America
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Penny Pritzker nomination moves forward
Tribune newspapersWASHINGTON — Penny Pritzker moved a step closer to becoming Commerce secretary Monday after a unanimous vote by a Senate panel to advance her nomination. The Chicago billionaire, whose family founded the Hyatt Hotel chain, could win final approval...Tags: John Bryson, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Penny Pritzker, Ray LaHood, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Selective memory on judicial nominations
The Sun has developed a bad case of selective memory when it comes to judicial nominations ("Judicial profiling," June 5). When President George W. Bush nominated candidates for judgeships during the years that Republicans controlled the Senate, the...Tags: George W. Bush, Elections, Barack Obama, Politics, Republican Party
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WRAPUP 4-Obama defends U.S. surveillance effort as 'trade-off' for security
Reuters* "Think we've struck the right balance," Obama says * Emphasizes that Congress was briefed on surveillance * Some lawmakers see need to review surveillance programs By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 (Reuters) - President...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Univision (tv network), News Media, Government, The Wall Street Journal
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Billions on the chopping block: Senate debates farm bill
WASHINGTON - Working on a new farm bill, the Senate recently defeated an amendment to change the sugar program but limited the crop insurance premium subsidies for high-income farmers before putting off further action on the bill until after a Memorial...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Jeanne Shaheen, Tom Coburn, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Heidi Heitkamp
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Letters: Fill the D.C. Circuit court
Re "Breaking a logjam on D.C. Circuit," Editorial, June 3 The Times accurately evaluates the most recent skirmish in the continuing confirmation wars: the battle over President Obama's attempt to fill three vacancies on the 11-judge U.S. Court of...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Long debate over immigration begins in U.S. Senate
Reuters* Republicans criticize "amnesty" for 11 million * Legislation is big test for Obama and Congress * Vote on passage expected by Fourth of July holiday By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday plunged...Tags: National Security, U.S. House of Representatives, Migration, Immigration, Judges
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