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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Politico notes that Republican lawmakers have been completely mute on the
Supreme Court's decision to take up DOMA, a law which they've spent close to
$2 million in legal bills defending.
Maggie_gallagherNOM's Maggie Gallagher noticed:
Advocates on both sides of the issue said they’d seen no statements from
Republican lawmakers about the court’s decision to take on DOMA and an even
more provocative dispute regarding a ban California voters approved on same
-sex marriage.
“I’m personally gratefu... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 2 http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/05/british-lawmakers-overw
LONDON — British lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a
bill to legalize same-sex marriage championed by Prime Minister David
Cameron, despite stronger-than-expected opposition from within his
Conservative Party.
In a first House of Commons vote, lawmakers voted 400 to 175 in support of
the legislation. There was strong support from the left-leaning Labour Party
and Liberal Democrats party, but many Conservatives re... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 3 Douglas County Republican supports civil unions in emotional speech
POSTED: 02/28/2013 01:41:54 PM MST
UPDATED: 03/01/2013 11:00:33 AM MSTBy Lynn Bartels
The Denver Post
A Republican lawmaker from one of Colorado's most conservative counties
voted Thursday to support civil unions, the latest signal that attitudes
toward gays have changed drastically in recent years.
Rep. Carole Murray of Castle Rock said some might be surprised that a
politician with a voting record that she said has been de... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 4 Natasha Frosh and Tony Friesen got married in Minnesota on Saturday, April
20. But when it came time for the traditional bouquet toss, the bride
stepped up to the mic and took a moment to advocate for the freedom to marry
for any two people who love one another.
Frosh announced she would be passing the bouquet to her sister, Nitara, an
out lesbian. Although Nitara and her wife, Tabatha Trahan, held a commitment
ceremony seven years ago, and have three beautiful children together, the
state of Mi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3205 | 5 http://www.salon.com/2013/04/24/rhode_island_senate_votes_to_le
The state would become the 10th to allow gay couples to wed
BY DAVID KLEPPER
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island senators put the state on the path
Wednesday to becoming the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry.
The gay marriage legislation easily passed the Rhode Island House in January
, and the Senate vote was seen as the true test. The bill passed 26-12, and
now returns to the House for a largely procedural vote, likel... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 6 WASHINGTON—Rep. Charles Rangel is pleading for mercy after the House ethics
committee earlier this week found him guilty of 11 violations of House
rules. The panel is meeting at noon Thursday to decide on a punishment.
"There can be no excuse for my acts of omission. I've failed in carrying out
my responsibilities. I made numerous mistakes,'' Mr. Rangel said in remarks
prepared for delivery at Thursday's hearing before the House Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct.
"I hope my four decades... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 7 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/03/state-lawmakers-bolt-democratic-party-election-day/
Adding insult to injury for their party, at least 13 Democratic state
lawmakers have joined the Republican ranks since Election Day -- deepening
GOP gains and in one case handing the party the state House majority.
Democrats in five states have switched parties since Nov. 2, citing concerns
about the economy and the political leanings of their constituents. The
defections are a troubling sign for state... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 8 http://articles.boston.com/2011-04-27/news/29479557_1_unions-ob
House votes to restrict unions
Measure would curb bargaining on health care
April 27, 2011|By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff
House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly last night to strip police officers,
teachers, and other municipal employees of most of their rights to bargain
over health care, saying the change would save millions of dollars for
financially strapped cities and towns.
The 111-to-42 vote followed tougher measures to broad... 阅读全帖 |
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b****i
发帖数: 137 | 9 【 以下文字转载自 QueerNews 讨论区 】
发信人: miami128 (LOVE), 信区: QueerNews
标 题: 我们不要这满是布丁的美国同婚权法--剑指DOMA
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Feb 9 23:12:09 2012, 美东)
State-by-State Laws on Gay Marriage Produce Patchwork Quilt
同志婚姻权本质是基本人权和公民权,超出了州政府的拥有的民事权管辖范围.联邦政府
必须枪毙DOMA,把同婚权和反性倾向歧视纳入宪法中!
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The patchwork quilt of U.S. state laws on same-sex
marriage, which Washington is now poised to legalize, leaves gay and lesbian
Americans with different rights depending on geography. To opponents, that
’s just t... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 10 By Staff, Associated Press
March 26, 2012
Members of Egypt's Parliament attend a session in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday,
March 24, 2012. Egyptian parliamentarians on Saturday cast ballots to select
a 100-member panel that will draft the country's new constitution, amid
deep polarization between liberals and Islamists over the process. (AP Photo
/Ahmed Gomaa)
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's powerful Islamists on Monday faced a backlash on two
fronts as they try to solidify their hold on the country's politics, a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3322 | 11 The Battle is Not Coming--It is Here! You Must Remain Engaged!
NRA initially withheld comment about the horrible crime that took place in
Newtown, Connecticut last week, out of respect for the families of the crime
's victims and other residents of that community, and while law enforcement
officials there conducted their investigation. However, President Obama and
a usual cast of characters, in keeping with their longstanding practice of
not letting any crisis go to waste, quickly used the trag... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1430 | 12 【 以下文字转载自 EB23 讨论区 】
发信人: fakaoti08 (fakati08), 信区: EB23
标 题: Obama Will Seek Citizenship Path in One Fast Push
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jan 12 21:49:10 2013, 美东)
President Obama plans to push Congress to move quickly in the coming months
on an ambitious overhaul of the immigration system that would include a path
to citizenship for most of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country
, senior administration officials and lawmakers said last week.
Mr. Obama and Senate Democrats will propose the ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6411 | 13 1100万非法移民？！劳模只会越来越多
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100375167
Obama to Seek Immigration Overhaul
President Obama plans to push Congress to move quickly in the coming months
on an ambitious overhaul of the immigration system that would include a path
to citizenship for most of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country
, senior administration officials and lawmakers said last week.
Mr. Obama and Senate Democrats will propose the changes in one comprehensive
bill, the officials said, resisting effort... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 14 Hawaii Lawmakers Want to Buy One-Way Tickets Off the Island for Homeless
August 4, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston
“Dear homeless, you have been voted off the island.” That is what some
Hawaii lawmakers are saying with a plan to allocate state funds to buy one-
way tickets off the Island for the state’s homeless population. It is two
Democrats sponsoring the program, too.
Now, wait… two Democrats are sponsoring legislation to ship the homeless
off the island? Yep. So, doesn’t that break the claim t... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 15 Measure Would Slash Spending by About $40 Billion Over 10 Years, Scaling
Back Program Further Than Democrats Say They Can Accept.
By KRISTINA PETERSON
WASHINGTON—A long-running political battle over how much to cut food stamps
could take a new turn this week, as the House is expected to weigh a
Republican measure to scale back the program further than Democrats say they
can accept.
The House GOP bill would cut spending on the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program by about $40 billion over 10... 阅读全帖 |
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s*******s
发帖数: 9926 | 16 本文的网路版本在这里: http://nosca5.blogspot.com/2014/02/sca5.html
反对SCA-5具体有效的步骤, 请转发
从我做起, 从现在做起! 我们还来得及反对SCA5. 目前, 加州众议院的80席中, 有55席
民主党, 25席共和党. 对这个法案SCA5的支持是党派分票, 所以我们只需要保证 2个以
上民主党议员勇敢地站出来, 投票反对, 我们就可以让法案胎死腹中. 现在我们可以做
的是写信给代表我们选区的加州众议员, 去他们的网站给他们写.
Step 1: 下面网站里选Act Now有两个请愿投票, 有时间先去投票, 这两个网站都需要
注册, 但是Change.org和Whitehouse.gov是最常见的请愿网站, 将来一定该还有用到的
机会, 花点时间注册并不吃亏. 不過必須強調這兩個投票實際效果是零, 並不能解決問
題, 其主要功能就僅僅是壮大声势.
http://www.saynosca5.com/
美亚团结促进会的United Against SCA5 - Please click here to sign letter to
con... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 17 by Jammie via Jammie Wearing Fools
Lawmakers investigating the Internal Revenue Service’s treatment of
conservative groups released new emails Wednesday suggesting that top IRS
officials communicated through an instant-messaging system that wasn’t
routinely archived.
The revelation adds to lawmakers’ concerns about the agency’s handling of
documents related to their inquiry into the IRS’s alleged targeting of
conservative tea-party groups for burdensome scrutiny as they sought tax-
exempt status... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3105 | 18 坐等洗地~
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/white-house-lies-again
White House Lies (Again): Jonathan "Stupidity Of The American People" Gruber
Called "Our Hero"
Tyler Durden's picture
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/23/2015 12:45 -0400
Barack Obama Cronyism House Oversight Committee Insurance Companies
Obama Administration Obamacare The Economist Transparency Wall Street
Journal White House
inShare
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
Jonathan Gruber, the Massachuse... 阅读全帖 |
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s*********e
发帖数: 1814 | 19 没钱上学？犯罪去吧，进了监狱就能上了！
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration’s plan to restore funding for in-
prison college programs won praise from inmate advocates Tuesday, alongside
allegations that officials are ignoring the will of Congress and eschewing
the needs of law-abiding students.
A 1994 law prohibits inmates at state and federal prisons from receiving
Pell grants, the main form of government aid for low-income college students
. Before then, prisoners could use the grants to cover tuitions, books and... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 21 Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor to push for action on gun
control legislation.
Dozens of Democrats were participating in the sit-in after it began
Wednesday morning, with some lawmakers seated cross-legged on the floor.
Democrats have been pressing for action on gun control before the House
leaves at the end of this week for a planned recess.
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the veteran lawmaker who was brutally beaten by
police in the 1965 civil rights march in Selma, Ala., began the ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6571 | 22 楼主有点常识好不好？
Gop lawmaker才几个人？才几票？哪个总统是靠gop lawmaker那几票当选的？就算你拿
GOP lawmaker 100% 的票，民众不选你还是等于零。 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 23 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is pouring cold water on President Trump's first
budget, warning that it won't pass the Senate.
“It is clear that this budget proposed today cannot pass the Senate," the
Armed Services Committee chairman said in a statement.
McCain added that as lawmakers work on funding the government, they must
come up with a deal "that provides sufficient funds to rebuild the military."
Trump's budget included $603 billion for total defense spending, which
includes money outside of ... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 24 Homeland Security chief: Critical lawmakers should change policies or 'shut
up'
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly laid out a dark vision Tuesday of the
global threats the sprawling agency responsible for defending the U.S. must
face.
“Make no mistake — we are a nation under attack,” Kelly said at George
Washington University in his first major public speech since taking the helm
of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
“We are under attack from people who hate us, hate our freedoms, ha... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 25 Voter ID bills across the nation undermine faith in our democracy
BY DANIELLE LANG, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR - 04/18/17 05:20 PM EDT 5
The Iowa legislature sent a strict voter ID bill to the governor’s desk
last week. If the governor signs the bill, which he is widely expected to do
, Iowa will be the first state in 2017 to pass a new law that burdens the
right to vote. But it likely won’t be the last.
Thus far, 29 states have introduced 87 bills that would restrict access to
the ballot. These bills... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 26 One current and three former female lawmakers are the latest to say publicly
that they have experienced sexual harassment or inappropriate comments from
male colleagues on Capitol Hill.
Former Reps. Mary Bono (R-Calif.) and Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), former Sen.
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and current Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) told The
Associated Press that they experienced sexual harassment, including unwanted
sexual advances and demeaning comments, during their time at the Capitol.
While they di... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2018 | 27 川总应该twitter上promote一下
GOP lawmakers and aides said the group was seeking a vote on the House floor
on a far more conservative proposal from GOP Reps. Bob Goodlatte of
Virginia, Raul Labrador of Idaho, Michael McCaul of Texas and Martha McSally
of Arizona that extends well beyond the four topics that Mr. Trump and
lawmakers agreed to negotiate on last week.
The Goodlatte bill would provide $30 billion to build a wall along the
Mexico border and tighten border security, crack down on so-called san... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24733 | 28 FBI's Strzok and Page spoke of 'secret society' after Trump election,
lawmakers say
Two top FBI officials under fire for exchanging anti-Trump text messages
during the 2016 election spoke of a “secret society” the day after
President Trump's victory, according to two lawmakers with knowledge of the
messages.
Peter Strzok -- a top counterintelligence official involved in both the
Hillary Clinton email probe and FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia
probe -- exchanged more than 50,000 messag... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29576 | 29 GOP lawmaker asks Capitol Police to arrest 'Dreamers' at State of the Union
Conservative Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is calling for the arrests of young
immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, often called "Dreamers
," who attend President Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday
night.
Dozens of Democrats and one centrist GOP lawmaker are bringing such
immigrants as their guests to the State of the Union amid the debate in
Congress over whether they should be allowed to stay... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24893 | 31 http://time.com/5184162/trump-steel-tariffs/?xid=homepage
GOP Lawmakers Push Back Against Trump Metal Tariffs
(WASHINGTON) — Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President
Donald Trump’s policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day on guns,
immigration or other complicated issues could very well change by the next.
But Trump’s decision to seek steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports
has provoked rarely seen urgency among Republican lawmakers, who are
scrambling to convince the pr... 阅读全帖 |
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j*********r
发帖数: 24733 | 32 居然还有为这种国家较好的，尼玛
Iranian lawmakers shouted “Death to America!” and burned the United States
flag Wednesday, just hours after President Trump announced he was
withdrawing from the nuclear deal championed and agreed to by former
President Barack Obama's administration.
Iranian lawmakers held the impromptu demonstration at the parliament
building in Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic, where officials
also burned a piece of paper representing the nuclear accord.
The chant "Death to America" ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 33 Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are considering a multibillion dollar bailout for
retirees who are members of certain collapsing pension plans, The Washington
Post reported Tuesday.
The proposal, a draft of which was obtained by the Post, would require the
Treasury Department to spend as much as $3 billion annually to subsidize
payments for retirees enrolled in designated pensions.
The bailout is one of several proposals under consideration by a special
congressional committee wrestling the pension cr... 阅读全帖 |
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B*Z
发帖数: 7062 | 34 为了几块钱的开关可以害死起码十几个人。这个真是拧毛巾的高手。高手和丰田比比哪
个拧毛巾拧的好些？
Under intense grilling by lawmakers, Barra said she found employee statement
s "disturbing" that cost considerations may have discouraged the prompt repl
acement of faulty ignition switches now linked to at least 13 fatalities and
the recall of 2.6 million vehicles.
"I find that statement to be very disturbing. As we do this investigation an
d understand it in the context of the whole timeline - if that was the reaso
n the decision was made, that ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 35 50万也就是杯水车薪。美国国会太搞了。
NSF is spending 500,000 dollars per year on refreshments at meetings, even
though attendees are already compensated for food and other expenses,
Inspector General Allison Lerner said.
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars have been
wasted on everything from doughnuts to rockets, auditors told Congress
Thursday as budget-minded lawmakers prepared to slash science funding.
For example, hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent each month on a
NASA... 阅读全帖 |
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b**********5
发帖数: 7881 | 36 【 以下文字转载自 NewYork 讨论区 】
发信人: beefcurtain5 (beefcurtain5), 信区: NewYork
标 题: now the liberals are complaining the fed is too white (转载)
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu May 12 13:14:17 2016, 美东)
发信人: beefcurtain5 (beefcurtain5), 信区: Stock
标 题: now the liberals are complaining the fed is too white
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu May 12 13:14:05 2016, 美东)
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said she would support
changes to the top ranks of the Federal Reserve, an issue recently
championed by progressive ... 阅读全帖 |
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s*******s
发帖数: 9926 | 37 全美国华人行动起来, 同心协力对抗SCA-5种族歧视.
大家不要觉得今天不是发生在我这里, 发生在加州就觉得无所谓, 不关我的事, 海外中
国人应该团结一致, 才能对抗种族歧视, 一起行动, 大家应该要效法犹太人团结的精神
, 不要等到这趋势蔓延到其他州时, 才后悔莫及, 怎么样对抗SCA-5种族歧视呢? 下面
有教你要怎样做的方法.
本文的网路版本在这里: http://nosca5.blogspot.com/2014/02/sca5.html
反对SCA-5具体有效的步骤, 请转发
从我做起, 从现在做起! 我们还来得及反对SCA5. 目前, 加州众议院的80席中, 有55席
民主党, 25席共和党. 对这个法案SCA5的支持是党派分票, 所以我们只需要保证 2个以
上民主党议员勇敢地站出来, 投票反对, 我们就可以让法案胎死腹中. 现在我们可以做
的是写信给代表我们选区的加州众议员, 去他们的网站给他们写.
Step 1: http://nosca5.blogspot.com/2014/03/sca-5_9.html
上面连结最上面有两个请愿投票, 有时间先去投票, 这两个网站都... 阅读全帖 |
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s*******s
发帖数: 9926 | 38 全美国华人行动起来, 同心协力对抗SCA-5种族歧视.
大家不要觉得今天不是发生在我这里, 发生在加州就觉得无所谓, 不关我的事, 海外中
国人应该团结一致, 才能对抗种族歧视, 一起行动, 大家应该要效法犹太人团结的精神
, 不要等到这趋势蔓延到其他州时, 才后悔莫及, 怎么样对抗SCA-5种族歧视呢? 下面
有教你要怎样做的方法.
本文的网路版本在这里: http://nosca5.blogspot.com/2014/02/sca5.html
反对SCA-5具体有效的步骤, 请转发
从我做起, 从现在做起! 我们还来得及反对SCA5. 目前, 加州众议院的80席中, 有55席
民主党, 25席共和党. 对这个法案SCA5的支持是党派分票, 所以我们只需要保证 2个以
上民主党议员勇敢地站出来, 投票反对, 我们就可以让法案胎死腹中. 现在我们可以做
的是写信给代表我们选区的加州众议员, 去他们的网站给他们写.
Step 1: http://nosca5.blogspot.com/2014/03/sca-5_9.html
上面连结最上面有两个请愿投票, 有时间先去投票, 这两个网站都... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7881 | 39 Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said she would support
changes to the top ranks of the Federal Reserve, an issue recently
championed by progressive groups amid debate over how long the central bank
should keep supporting the American economy.
The Fed is led by a seven-member board of governors based in Washington and
a dozen regional bank presidents based across the country, from New York to
Kansas City to San Francisco. The governors are nominated by the White House
and app... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24893 | 40 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: StephenKing (金博士), 信区: USANews
标 题: 华盛顿的SWAMP反击川普了
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Mar 3 22:59:37 2018, 美东)
http://time.com/5184162/trump-steel-tariffs/?xid=homepage
GOP Lawmakers Push Back Against Trump Metal Tariffs
(WASHINGTON) — Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President
Donald Trump’s policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day on guns,
immigration or other complicated issues could very well change by the next.
But Trump’s decision to seek steep tariffs o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 507 | 41 Source:https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/us/republicans-push-bill-to-help-
foreign-science-graduates-stay.html
Republicans Push Bill to Help Foreign Science Graduates Stay
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives, hoping to pass a measure
before the November elections to improve legal immigration[1], are pushing
for a vote this week on a bill that would increase the number of permanent
resident visas for foreigners graduating from American universities with
advanced degrees in science... 阅读全帖 |
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l******g
发帖数: 338 | 42 大家说说这样的事情有没有什么效果？
Immigration Voice: Announces Advocacy days in Washington DC in April.
Immigration Voice in its continued efforts to find legislative and
administrative fixes is holding Advocacy Days in Washington DC on
Monday, April 4th and Tuesday, April 5th.
2011 is a crucial year to get the fix needed to clear the backlogs and
allow for our high skilled immigrants to get the relief needed. We need
to capitalize on the opportunity to push for legislation now, as it is
unlikely to have any fa... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1430 | 43 President Obama plans to push Congress to move quickly in the coming months
on an ambitious overhaul of the immigration system that would include a path
to citizenship for most of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country
, senior administration officials and lawmakers said last week.
Mr. Obama and Senate Democrats will propose the changes in one comprehensive
bill, the officials said, resisting efforts by some Republicans to break
the overhaul into smaller pieces — separately addressing ... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 44 【 以下文字转载自 EB23_Policy_News_and_Rumors 俱乐部 】
发信人: Helsinki (跑步然后蛋腚地桑拿), 信区: EB23_Policy_News_and_Rumors
标 题: 共和党也说八月：八月桂花香
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Jun 4 15:21:00 2013, 美东)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/04/us-usa-congress-immig
House could pass immigration bill by August, committee chairman says
2:13pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican lawmaker predicted on Tuesday that
the House of Representatives could pass an immigration bill by August, as
the Senate gets ready to debate legisl... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 45 Republican Reps. Kristi Noem of South Dakota and Kevin Cramer of North
Dakota separately stood up at a GOP meeting Wednesday and confronted their
leadership about its bumbling legislative strategy and inability to figure
out a way forward on the massive legislation, according to multiple sources
at the meeting.
Noem, who once served in Republican leadership, took aim squarely at
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.). She reminded him that he controls the
House floor, and she drilled Cantor hard on... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 46 Silicon Valley prepares to push House toward immigration reform
By Jennifer Martinez - 06/29/13 02:30 PM ET
The tech industry scored two major victories on immigration this week, but
its toughest legislative battle on the issue lies ahead in the House.
The passage of the Senate’s immigration bill is the closest the tech
industry has come in recent years to its primary goals of raising the H-1B
visa cap and securing more green cards for highly skilled foreign workers.
But tech companies, like oth... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 47 打脸文章来了，
President Obama has no plans to launch an aggressive public push to pressure
House Republicans to move on immigration reform, even though a win on the
issue is seen as critical to the success of his second term. [WATCH VIDEO]
Democratic strategists and GOP aides argue it would be smart politics for
Obama to stay on the sidelines because pressure from the president could be
counter-productive. It could also make Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) job
more difficult.
“The last thing he needs ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 48 Two weeks after his vice-presidential bid ended, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.)
ran into an old friend, Rep. Luis Guitierrez (D-Ill.), and prodded him to
restart his effort at comprehensive immigration legislation. His argument
came from a religious and economic foundation.
“You’re a Catholic, I’m a Catholic, we cannot have a permanent underclass
of Americans exploited in America,” Ryan told Guitierrez, according to the
Democrat’s recollection of the November 2012 discussion.
Since then, Ryan has walk... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1551 | 49 http://www.inquisitr.com/1214000/second-amendment-arizona-appro
second amendment
Arizona lawmakers just gave approval for four “major” pro-guns laws in the
state senate. The state house of representatives approved Second Amendment
related bills which allow concealed carry permit holders to take their
firearms into government buildings which do not have security measures.
HB 22339, the gun bill which would allow concealed carry permit holders to
ignore the “no weapons” signs posted on public buil... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9926 | 50 本文的网路版本在这里: http://nosca5.blogspot.com/2014/02/sca5.html
反对SCA-5具体有效的步骤, 请转发
从我做起, 从现在做起! 我们还来得及反对SCA5. 目前, 加州众议院的80席中, 有55席
民主党, 25席共和党. 对这个法案SCA5的支持是党派分票, 所以我们只需要保证 2个以
上民主党议员勇敢地站出来, 投票反对, 我们就可以让法案胎死腹中. 现在我们可以做
的是写信给代表我们选区的加州众议员, 去他们的网站给他们写.
Step 1: 下面网站里选Act Now有两个请愿投票, 有时间先去投票, 这两个网站都需要
注册, 但是Change.org和Whitehouse.gov是最常见的请愿网站, 将来一定该还有用到的
机会, 花点时间注册并不吃亏. 不過必須強調這兩個投票實際效果是零, 並不能解決問
題, 其主要功能就僅僅是壮大声势.
http://www.saynosca5.com/
美亚团结促进会的United Against SCA5 - Please click here to sign letter to
con... 阅读全帖 |
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