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Immigration compromise adds border security, grants citizenship
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Tue, Apr 16, 2013
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday unveiled a compromise immigration reform plan that would toughen border security while allowing most of the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants to gain legal status and, eventually, citizenship. Proponents of the measure, crafted by four Republican...
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Immigration proposal couples border security with legalization
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Tue, Apr 16, 2013
Senators who are taking the lead on immigration reform will head to the White House today to meet with President Obama about a bipartisan plan that will provide legal status and a path to citizenship for many of the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants while at the same time boosting border...
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Bill to fire federal workers who owe back taxes fails in House
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Mon, Apr 15, 2013
It was tax day for the nation Monday and on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican lawmakers sought to hold accountable the small percentage of federal workers and contractors who have not squared their tab with Uncle Sam. The House voted unanimously to pass a bill that...
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Republicans, Democrats both pushing for compromise on immigration legislation
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Sat, Apr 13, 2013
Immigration reform will reach the top of the congressional agenda this week, beginning with the unveiling of sweeping legislation that would provide legal status and a pathway to citizenship for 11 million people who came to the U.S. illegally. The Senate's bipartisan Gang of Eight and six...
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Gun bill clears Senate but still faces GOP opposition
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Thu, Apr 11, 2013
The most sweeping gun control legislation to come before Congress in decades cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday, launching what will be weeks of floor debate over whether to tighten the nation's firearms laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. With...
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New compromise could boost odds for gun control passage in Congress
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013
Two senators from gun-friendly states struck a compromise on background checks for gun buyers, boosting the outlook for gun control legislation that's expected to hit the Senate floor Thursday. The bipartisan deal was negotiated by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., and...
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Controversial gun bill heads to vote in Senate
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
The Senate will vote Thursday on whether to move ahead with a controversial gun safety bill that some critics say could open the door to a national firearms registry. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., wouldn't promise the support of his entire Democratic caucus, but he nonetheless...
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