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12-11 08:31 PM
Congress Has Been Stymied By Bush, Republicans (http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-usa-congress.html) By REUTERS, December 11, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush wants it known the U.S. Congress has been asleep at the switch since Democrats took over in January. The only problem is that he and his fellow Republicans have flipped off the switch at nearly every turn, Democrats say.
"The end of 2007 is approaching fast and the new Congress has little to show for it," Bush told reporters in the White House Rose Garden last week.
Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives, was even less generous. "Nothing has been accomplished all year," he said.
As they excoriate political opponents, Bush and his fellow Republicans in Congress have successfully stopped most major Democratic initiatives this year.
They have staged an unprecedented number of "filibusters" in the Senate, where Democrats do not have a big enough majority to end debate. The few times that wasn't the case, Bush used his veto pen to kill Democrats' top priorities, like ending the Iraq war, expanding health care to children from low-income families and expanding stem cell research.
"Sadly, Republicans in Washington are determined to make this a 'no-can-do' Congress," Assistant Senate Majority Leader Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said in his party's weekly radio address on Saturday.
With only a week or two remaining in the first half of 110th Congress that convened in January, there's a deflated feeling on Capitol Hill.
Democrats and Republicans complain not enough has been accomplished. The public seems to agree, with just one in five Americans approving of the job Congress is doing, even worse than the unpopular Bush's ratings.
The legislative deadlock might get even worse next year, as election campaigns for Congress and the presidency get into full swing.
Ethan Siegal of the Washington Exchange, a private group that tracks Congress, said of Republicans' opposition tactics: "The template for trying to get into power is to make sure the party in charge doesn't have many legislative successes."
But even many Republicans think accusations of a "do-nothing" Democratic Congress won't be enough for their party to win back their majority status in the November 2008 elections.
PROMISES KEPT?
Democrats quickly fulfilled many of their 2006 campaign promises, raising the minimum wage for the first time in a decade, implementing stalled recommendations of the commission that investigated the September 11 attacks and trying to stop ethics abuses that plagued Congress during years of Republican leadership.
Republicans blocked many other measures.
A top domestic priority -- reforming U.S. immigration law -- was buried by conservative Republicans in the House. On foreign affairs, Republicans killed repeated moves to bring combat in Iraq to an end, despite Americans' disenchantment with a war now in its fifth year. Anti-war feeling was a driving factor behind the Democrats' success in last year's elections.
Popular legislation to expand stem cell research to help cure diseases such as Parkinson's was vetoed by Bush, as was a bill to deliver health care to more children from low-income families.
More recently, the House passed an energy bill that would improve automobile fuel efficiency for the first time in 32 years but Senate Republicans, heeding a White House veto threat, stopped it.
And Bush has veto threats on the remaining bills to fund the government through next September.
He recently told Arkansas business leaders: "You're fixing to see what they call a fiscal showdown in Washington."
But despite the bluster, Bush and congressional Democrats are at odds over a relatively tiny slice, about $11 billion, of the nearly $3 trillion budget.
Negotiations between the two finally have begun, but a compromise -- some war funding coupled with some of the additional domestic spending Democrats want -- was showing signs of souring this week, again amid accusations of Republican sabotage. There's plenty of incentive for a deal though as neither side wants government shutdowns to begin if agencies run out of money this month.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush wants it known the U.S. Congress has been asleep at the switch since Democrats took over in January. The only problem is that he and his fellow Republicans have flipped off the switch at nearly every turn, Democrats say.
"The end of 2007 is approaching fast and the new Congress has little to show for it," Bush told reporters in the White House Rose Garden last week.
Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives, was even less generous. "Nothing has been accomplished all year," he said.
As they excoriate political opponents, Bush and his fellow Republicans in Congress have successfully stopped most major Democratic initiatives this year.
They have staged an unprecedented number of "filibusters" in the Senate, where Democrats do not have a big enough majority to end debate. The few times that wasn't the case, Bush used his veto pen to kill Democrats' top priorities, like ending the Iraq war, expanding health care to children from low-income families and expanding stem cell research.
"Sadly, Republicans in Washington are determined to make this a 'no-can-do' Congress," Assistant Senate Majority Leader Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said in his party's weekly radio address on Saturday.
With only a week or two remaining in the first half of 110th Congress that convened in January, there's a deflated feeling on Capitol Hill.
Democrats and Republicans complain not enough has been accomplished. The public seems to agree, with just one in five Americans approving of the job Congress is doing, even worse than the unpopular Bush's ratings.
The legislative deadlock might get even worse next year, as election campaigns for Congress and the presidency get into full swing.
Ethan Siegal of the Washington Exchange, a private group that tracks Congress, said of Republicans' opposition tactics: "The template for trying to get into power is to make sure the party in charge doesn't have many legislative successes."
But even many Republicans think accusations of a "do-nothing" Democratic Congress won't be enough for their party to win back their majority status in the November 2008 elections.
PROMISES KEPT?
Democrats quickly fulfilled many of their 2006 campaign promises, raising the minimum wage for the first time in a decade, implementing stalled recommendations of the commission that investigated the September 11 attacks and trying to stop ethics abuses that plagued Congress during years of Republican leadership.
Republicans blocked many other measures.
A top domestic priority -- reforming U.S. immigration law -- was buried by conservative Republicans in the House. On foreign affairs, Republicans killed repeated moves to bring combat in Iraq to an end, despite Americans' disenchantment with a war now in its fifth year. Anti-war feeling was a driving factor behind the Democrats' success in last year's elections.
Popular legislation to expand stem cell research to help cure diseases such as Parkinson's was vetoed by Bush, as was a bill to deliver health care to more children from low-income families.
More recently, the House passed an energy bill that would improve automobile fuel efficiency for the first time in 32 years but Senate Republicans, heeding a White House veto threat, stopped it.
And Bush has veto threats on the remaining bills to fund the government through next September.
He recently told Arkansas business leaders: "You're fixing to see what they call a fiscal showdown in Washington."
But despite the bluster, Bush and congressional Democrats are at odds over a relatively tiny slice, about $11 billion, of the nearly $3 trillion budget.
Negotiations between the two finally have begun, but a compromise -- some war funding coupled with some of the additional domestic spending Democrats want -- was showing signs of souring this week, again amid accusations of Republican sabotage. There's plenty of incentive for a deal though as neither side wants government shutdowns to begin if agencies run out of money this month.
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06-23 08:16 PM
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06-13 08:43 AM
My ead card production ordered. I efiled on April 27th.
Rediculous, the processing times say it takes 90 days minimum. Hopefully they will give the extension from my expiry date which is Aug 28th 2008.
As USCIS is saying they will issue 2 year ead starting Jun 30. certainly I will not get a 2 year EAD.
Yes, the new EAD will be issued with a start date of your current expiration date.....
Rediculous, the processing times say it takes 90 days minimum. Hopefully they will give the extension from my expiry date which is Aug 28th 2008.
As USCIS is saying they will issue 2 year ead starting Jun 30. certainly I will not get a 2 year EAD.
Yes, the new EAD will be issued with a start date of your current expiration date.....
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Jaime
04-06 01:45 AM
Hello gang! I have a quick question! Has anyone had issues with the prevailing wage being too low? The attorneys requested the prevailing wage from the SWA and it came back really high twice, so they then submitted a private wage survey that my company conducted with a reputable firm and it was rejected. The attorneys have said that they will now appeal the case directly to DOL. Has anyone had to go through this? If so, how long does appealing to DOL take? And, any info on success rate with the appeals to DOL?
Any info would be extremely appreciated! Thanks in advance guys!! :)
Any info would be extremely appreciated! Thanks in advance guys!! :)
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07-17 01:50 PM
Lawful permanent residents (LPR) of the United States (green card holders) need to keep their trips abroad to a relatively short period of time. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could determine that an LPR has abandoned their residence if the LPR’s intent was not to return to the U.S. within a relatively short period of time.
Factors DHS could consider in evaluating the LPR’s intent include:
Whether the trip abroad is lengthy or for a short period of time;
LPR’s family ties in the U.S.;
property holding in the U.S.;
business affiliations within the U.S.;
LPR’s family, property, and business ties in the foreign country.
Please call Kraft & Associates at (214)999-9999 if you have any questions regarding abandonment of residency.
More... (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Immigration-law-answers-blog/~3/xJ-PtkttCTU/)
Factors DHS could consider in evaluating the LPR’s intent include:
Whether the trip abroad is lengthy or for a short period of time;
LPR’s family ties in the U.S.;
property holding in the U.S.;
business affiliations within the U.S.;
LPR’s family, property, and business ties in the foreign country.
Please call Kraft & Associates at (214)999-9999 if you have any questions regarding abandonment of residency.
More... (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Immigration-law-answers-blog/~3/xJ-PtkttCTU/)
felix31
10-31 09:41 PM
Hello,
I am not sure if this is good place to ask this.
1. I have moved out of US 5 months ago and I am working for my GC sponsoring employer overseas. What happens to my I-485? Is it considered abandoned?
2. While I was working as H1 I contributed to 401K. I want to know if I can leave that money in the US till retirement age and then start widrawing while living overseas. I expect I will not be a US citizen at that point.
Can anyone point me to a competent accountant who can help with question 2?
I am not sure if this is good place to ask this.
1. I have moved out of US 5 months ago and I am working for my GC sponsoring employer overseas. What happens to my I-485? Is it considered abandoned?
2. While I was working as H1 I contributed to 401K. I want to know if I can leave that money in the US till retirement age and then start widrawing while living overseas. I expect I will not be a US citizen at that point.
Can anyone point me to a competent accountant who can help with question 2?
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black_logs
01-30 10:16 PM
I am recalling TX from the States Calling List(AZ/TX/CO/WA). Lot of People from AZ/CO/WA signed up allready. I don't want a mess in the conference, rather I would like everyone to be able to speak. We'll do Texas/Tennessee conference on Thursday 10PM EST (02/02/2006)
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blog30
12-14 07:11 AM
Hello,
I have just got my green card and I am filling out I-130 form for my older son who was 21 when I submitted my I-140.
My question goes to point 16, "Has your relative ever been under immigration proceedings?" as I am not sure what to check over not knowing the terms (Removal, Exclusion/Deportation, Rescission and Judicial Proceedings).
I am asking that as my son has been denied admission in the US last summer. He had an F-1 visa (through 2014) but changed schools, got another I-20, went to the US Embassy in my country, the Embassy denied him a new F-1 visa but they didn't stamp with "Cancelled" the F-1 visa in his passport so he thought the visa is still valid, returned to the US but in airport he was not admitted entrance and had to fly back to our country.
Sorry for my long explanation I just want to find out if what happened to him falls under one of the 4 Immigration proceedings under article 16 in I-130 form.
I want to get him here not have him banned for ever for not knowing correctly the terms.
Thanks in advance
I have just got my green card and I am filling out I-130 form for my older son who was 21 when I submitted my I-140.
My question goes to point 16, "Has your relative ever been under immigration proceedings?" as I am not sure what to check over not knowing the terms (Removal, Exclusion/Deportation, Rescission and Judicial Proceedings).
I am asking that as my son has been denied admission in the US last summer. He had an F-1 visa (through 2014) but changed schools, got another I-20, went to the US Embassy in my country, the Embassy denied him a new F-1 visa but they didn't stamp with "Cancelled" the F-1 visa in his passport so he thought the visa is still valid, returned to the US but in airport he was not admitted entrance and had to fly back to our country.
Sorry for my long explanation I just want to find out if what happened to him falls under one of the 4 Immigration proceedings under article 16 in I-130 form.
I want to get him here not have him banned for ever for not knowing correctly the terms.
Thanks in advance
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04-26 11:30 AM
This was inevitable. As Chris Hayes of The Nation told Keith Olbermann this evening, a boycott could "recalculate the incentives" for the citizens of Arizona and the politicians in the state. Once Super Bowls and major conventions start to go elsewhere (as was the case two decades ago when a similar boycott was successfully used to protest the state's failure to recognize the Martin Luther King holiday), the cavalier anti-immigrant positions will become a lot more expensive. Hopefully, the business community and sensible Arizonans who are appalled by what just happened in their state will mobilize to repeal the bill...
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/04/the-arizona-boycott.html)
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/04/the-arizona-boycott.html)
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eyeongc
11-29 09:37 PM
Gurus,
First of all apologies if this has been asked before (in that case will appreciate if someone can post the link or keywords to search for).
Looks like it will be a long wait for many of us to get green card. Was wondering if there are any state/federal college plans or something similar which allows non-immigrants to participate. If not, are there any equivalent private plans available. I'm sure any inputs will help.
Thanks
First of all apologies if this has been asked before (in that case will appreciate if someone can post the link or keywords to search for).
Looks like it will be a long wait for many of us to get green card. Was wondering if there are any state/federal college plans or something similar which allows non-immigrants to participate. If not, are there any equivalent private plans available. I'm sure any inputs will help.
Thanks
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Saralayar
08-04 09:27 PM
I saw an update in my case status on July 10th.
It says, RFE received and case reprocessing started..what does this mean?
anybody else has seen this?
Did you get any RFE and responded back to USCIS?. Then your status will change like this.
It says, RFE received and case reprocessing started..what does this mean?
anybody else has seen this?
Did you get any RFE and responded back to USCIS?. Then your status will change like this.
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Lasantha
06-25 06:28 PM
G-325 form 11 th line must be filled or not in mother languages write name and address plss help
What is your question?
If your question is "Do you have to write your name in your native script in Form G-325 in addition to writing it in Roman alphabet?" -
Yes, you do.
Lasantha
What is your question?
If your question is "Do you have to write your name in your native script in Form G-325 in addition to writing it in Roman alphabet?" -
Yes, you do.
Lasantha
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anujdhamija
10-24 09:09 PM
I currently hold H4 visa. I got H1 approval (consular) this year. Now instead of applying by consular process (in London), I want to join my spouse on H4 and then apply for COS from within USA.
1. Can I do this?
2. If Yes, how? Which form do I have to fill ? Kindly detail the procedure with applicable costs.
3. When I later, travel outside US, do I then have to have H1 visa stamped in my passport?
4. If Yes, does this 1st visa have to be from home country or could be from Canada etc.?
P.S. I do not have any educational or work background in USA.
1. Can I do this?
2. If Yes, how? Which form do I have to fill ? Kindly detail the procedure with applicable costs.
3. When I later, travel outside US, do I then have to have H1 visa stamped in my passport?
4. If Yes, does this 1st visa have to be from home country or could be from Canada etc.?
P.S. I do not have any educational or work background in USA.
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nitinms
06-22 03:30 PM
Can people post experiences on turnaround time for getting medical test documents back from the doctor? I have heard 2-3 days after initial appointment, but the doctor's offices I have called say 7-10 business days. Also, I have heard that some doctor's are faster than others. Is this true?
I am interested in particular regarding
# Dr. Donna Diziki, U.S. Healthworks
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I am interested in particular regarding
# Dr. Donna Diziki, U.S. Healthworks
16 Ethel Road, Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 248-0088
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16 Ethel Road, Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 248-0088
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Thanks!
-Clayton
ps. True coffee lovers always get the name right away. We can spot the wannabe's that way... ;)
-Clayton
ps. True coffee lovers always get the name right away. We can spot the wannabe's that way... ;)