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NumbersUSA Announces Immigration- Reduction Leaders
Oct 27, 2008
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NumbersUSA recognizes Ed Royce (R-CA) and these Members of Congress as having earned a high NumbersUSA Immigration-Reduction Grades in their parties out of 435 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. They outperformed 95 percent of their colleagues.
"As Grade-A Representatives for sensible...
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"House turns down Wall Street bailout; Dow down nearly 500" from Orange County Register
Sep 29, 2008
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By Dena Bunis for The Orange County Register – In a nail-biter vote, the House of Representatives just voted down the bipartisan $700 billion financial bailout compromise by a vote of 205-228.
Orange County's lawmakers split their votes: Reps. John Campbell, R-Irvine, Gary Miller, R-Diamond ...
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"US-India nuclear deal faces setback in US Congress" from AP
Sep 27, 2008
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By Foster Klug for AP — The House took up a landmark U.S.-Indian nuclear cooperation accord on Friday, a deal that faces a major obstacle in the Senate regardless of what the House does.
Supporters warned that while Congress argued over the deal, American businesses were losing opportunities...
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"Desperate Straits of Fannie, Freddie Triggered Their Seizure" from Wall Street Journal
Sep 26, 2008
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By Jessica Holzer from the Wall Street Journal -- The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac told lawmakers Thursday that the federal government seized control of the mortgage giants after they said they wouldn't be able to raise more capital without financing from the U.S. Treasur...
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"AIG Loan May Boost Efforts For Federal Insurance Regulation" from Dow Jones
Sep 17, 2008
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By Michael Crittenden for Dow Jones -- The Federal Reserve's bailout of insurer American International Group Inc. (AIG) could be the catalyst for greater federal intervention in an industry that historically has only been regulated by individual states.
Proponents of providing some form of federa...
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"OFC backers say AIG deal boosts case for federal role" from Business Insurance
Sep 17, 2008
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By Mark Hofmann for Business Insurance — Advocates of optional federal regulation of insurers say that the federal government's takeover of American International Group Inc. bolsters their case that the state-based insurance regulatory system should be changed.
In a joint statement, Rep. Mel...
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"Lawmakers question using aid for Pakistan planes" from AP
Sep 16, 2008
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By Foster Klug for AP — U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday promised close scrutiny of a Bush administration request to use hundreds of millions of dollars in anti-terrorism aid to upgrade Pakistan's aging fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter planes.
The Bush administration contends the upgraded F-16s will...
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"Congress attacks stance on Georgia" from Financial Times
Sep 11, 2008
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By Daniel Dombey for Financial Times -- The US administration's stance on the conflict between Russia and Georgia is coming under heavy fire from Congress uneasy about Washington's tense relations with Moscow.
In hearings this week, senior officials from the state and defence departments fou...
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"Congress, Nominees Differ on Georgia" from Politico
Sep 10, 2008
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By David Rogers for Politico -- The fallout from Russia’s conflict with Georgia is producing an unusual split in American politics — not between the parties so much as between the presidential candidates and their colleagues in Congress.
It’s as if the rhetorical pressure on Russia is being left ...
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Hill letter urges Bush 'review' of jailed agents' case
Jul 31, 2008
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Jerry Seper
Washington Times
Thirty-one members of Congress on Wednesday asked President Bush for an "immediate review" of the convictions of former Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who were sentenced in 2006 to lengthy prison terms for shooting a drug-smuggling suspect in th...
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