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发帖数: 17544 | 1 Following is the prepared text of President Obama’s speech to Congress on
the need to overhaul health care in the United States, as released by the
White House.
Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American
people:
When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic
crisis since the Great Depression. We were losing an average of 700,000 jobs
per month. Credit was frozen. And our financial system was on the verge of
collapse.
As any American who |
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发帖数: 7521 | 2 URGENT ALERT TO THE APS MEMBERSHIP: THREAT TO AMERICAN SCIENCE
THE ISSUE IN BRIEF: Last Friday, House Republicans, who hold the majority,
introduced a detailed plan to slash $100 billion from the non-defense
portion of the FY 2011 discretionary budget. The plan, which amounts
to a reduction of about 33 percent in federal spending during the balance of
the fiscal year, would devastate significant portions of federal
commitments to science. It is critical that you contact your member of
Congress... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1807 | 3 http://www.cnbc.com/id/44747478
After years of trying, Congress is taking another stab at retaliating
against what many see as Chinese manipulation of its currency to make its
exports to the United States cheaper and U.S. goods more expensive in China.
The Senate is expected to take up legislation Monday that would impose
higher U.S. duties on Chinese products to offset the perceived advantage
that critics say China gets by undervaluing its currency.
It's a political given here that China's econ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 447 | 5 Congress: Moving ahead on immigration
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:17 AM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: Congress
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is moving full steam ahead with
a politically tenuous strategy to pass comprehensive immigration reform this
summer -- with or without Republicans -- in an effort to inspire Latino
voters ahead of the midterm elections," Roll Call writes. "Reid caught many
colleagues and activists off guard with his forceful stance on the need for
reform t |
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发帖数: 1374 | 6 CONGRESS: MOVING AHEAD ON IMMIGRATION
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:17 AM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: Congress
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is moving full steam ahead
with a politically tenuous strategy to pass comprehensive immigration
reform this summer -- with or without Republicans -- in an effort to
inspire Latino voters ahead of the midterm elections," Roll Call writes.
"Reid caught many colleagues and activists off guard with his forceful
stance on the need for reform t |
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发帖数: 155 | 8 As my experience, if you only fax/email petition letter to Congress/Senator
without phone follow-up, no one will read the petition letter. Please, just
spend a few minutes to call for Congress/Senator DC office. The
corresponding people will come to talk to you. That way, you can make sure
if your petition letter is under review or not. |
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发帖数: 2914 | 9 元芳，你怎么看？
http://news.yahoo.com/insiders-immigration-reform-likely-pass-c
What is the likelihood of comprehensive immigration reform, including a
pathway to citizenship, passing Congress this year?
DEMOCRATS (107 VOTES)
Very likely: 39%
Somewhat likely: 50%
Somewhat unlikely: 8%
Very unlikely: 3%
Very likely
“GOP has gone from bigotry to opportunism faster than Sarah Palin can take
down a caribou.”
“To quote John McCain: ‘Look at the election.’ ”
“The GOP has backed itself into a corner, and citi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2914 | 10 Are we those sharing the pie or still getting soy sauce this time?
http://news.yahoo.com/immigration-rules-without-congress-175000
The Department of Homeland Security announced two new proposed rules Tuesday
morning aimed at attracting and holding onto highly skilled immigrants. It
’s the latest effort by the Obama administration to change immigration
policy while Congress continues to stall on passing comprehensive reform
legislation.
The rules, presented on a call with reporters by DHS Deputy ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1173 | 11 What Obama can do about immigration, without Congress
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/15/4176833/
president-obama-can-fix-immigration.html
Here are some of them which relate to EBs:
• Although he cannot increase the number of family and employment-
based immigrant visas without Congress, he can alter the way family units
are counted against the worldwide visa quota, counting only one number per
family unit against the quota, instead of counting each member of the family
against the quot... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1178 | 12 It's possible that nothing is ever new in the U.S. immigration debate. In
1977, his first year in office, President Jimmy Carter proposed "an
adjustment of status" for perhaps eight to 10 million (who really knew how
many?) undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. The point, Carter said,
was to avoid having:
a permanent "underclass" of millions of persons who have not been and cannot
practically be deported, and who would continue living here in perpetual
fear of immigration authorities, the l... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 241 | 13 【 以下文字转载自 Fujian 讨论区,原文如下 】
发信人: pyl (全不知游BBS), 信区: Fujian
标 题: Congress passes anti-spam legislation
发信站: Unknown Space - 未名空间 (Thu Dec 11 13:29:40 2003) WWW-POST
http://www.badgerherald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/12/10/3fd6ac2873f29
By Natalie J. Mikhail, State Editor
December 10, 2003
Congress approved new legislation Monday that would control the distribution
of unsolicited e-mail, a measure that represents the federal government's
increased efforts to regulate America's technology indust |
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发帖数: 867 | 15
跟风吐槽。
参加了去年和前年的会，总体感觉是很不值。以后除了可能带小孩去，自己基本上不会
单独去了。
贵。１５００刀可以全家到海边呆一周了。花这个钱自己一个人到破烂的小黑屋跟个陌
生人呆一周？
正式比赛少。正经的棋也就是６盘或者１０盘。
职业棋手指导意义不明。去年邀请了２０来个（？）职业棋手。花费不少。但普通棋迷
受益有限。
各组奖金太少（当然我本人在OPEN组就没指望能拿奖金）。去年Frank 在３段组拿冠军
，奖金５０刀，一半是某公司的折扣券？？？钱都到哪里去了？
AGA热衷于搞职业段位，根本无视薄弱的基础的现状。去年评２个＇职业＇棋手，看上
去就是笑话。今年估计不敢搞了。
另外，不太同意SOUTH的＇晚报杯＇计划。觉得不会有很多人感兴趣的。没有赞助靠报
名费发奖金来办大比赛是没有意义的。
AGA 真的应该正确评价现状，还是多支持中小型的比赛和网络比赛,以普及为要任，扩
大基础面，而不应该总是让铁杆棋迷放血参加Congress 以此赚钱养AGA。说到底，北美
就是围棋落后地区，非要想参照中日韩的模式搞＇职业＇系统在目前是起不到积极的作
用的。
AGA 确实应该向CGA学习如何搞普... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6301 | 16 Bill to suspend internet gambling ban introduced in U.S. Congress
April 11th, 2008
* Bill to regulate and tax online poker in US introduced
* PPA Supports Sensible Internet Gambling Legislation
* Democratic Congressman proposes regulation of Internet gambling
House of Representatives bill 5767, which would serve to lift the ban on
online gambling and poker in the United States, was introduced in the United
States Congress yesterday by Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ron Paul (R-
Tex |
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w***w
发帖数: 6301 | 17 Anti-UIGEA bill progresses in Congress
June 20th, 2008
HR 5767, the bill that would stop implementation of the United States’
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, has taken a step forward in the
House of Representatives.
The House Committee on Financial Services will review and possibly amend the
legislation, H.R. 5767 starting on June 24.
According to a press release from the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling
Initiative:
“Congress has studied this issue and heard from the financial s |
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a*******s
发帖数: 295 | 18 恩。。私认为初学去congress收获不如学了一段时间再去的收获大，不过去了笔不去强
，肯定能开眼界、长见识，知道自己差距在哪里
我也是刚开始学的时候被鼓动去了houston salsa congress, 结果去了只有眼花缭乱的
份，除了和我一起去的，几乎没有人愿意和我跳，因为那时候水平太滥了, 只会basic,
cbl, copa, serve, hammerlock 和一些当时还不知道猴年马月才用得上的shine
给你贴个我们同队男生写的总结，仅供参考:
......
To round out the last half of the day was a men's footwork class (my 2nd
favorite), a dips and tricks class (so-so), then a musicality (paying attn
to the music and working on freezes, etc) class, definitely the most fun of
the day.
Then there was the Social. |
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发帖数: 145 | 19 【 以下文字转载自 LosAngeles 讨论区 】
发信人: navyblue001 (navyblue), 信区: LosAngeles
标 题: 有人去今年的“美国移植大会”（American Transplant Congress
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Feb 18 18:36:58 2011, 美东)
可以share一个房间啊；男的
American Transplant Congress, the joint annual meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
(ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST). |
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k***i
发帖数: 662 | 20 August 6, 2007
Government & Policy
Congress Passes Competitiveness Legislation
Lawmakers boost federal spending in a bid to strengthen U.S. math and science education
Glenn Hess
Congress has given final approval to landmark legislation aimed at making America more competitive in the global marketplace through substantial increases in federal R&D funding and science and math education.
Peter Cutts Photography
Hunt
The America Competes Act (H.R. 2272) authorizes a total of $33.6 billion over the n |
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发帖数: 6301 | 21 Bill to suspend internet gambling ban introduced in U.S. Congress
April 11th, 2008
* Bill to regulate and tax online poker in US introduced
* PPA Supports Sensible Internet Gambling Legislation
* Democratic Congressman proposes regulation of Internet gambling
House of Representatives bill 5767, which would serve to lift the ban on
online gambling and poker in the United States, was introduced in the United
States Congress yesterday by Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ron Paul (R-
Tex |
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w***w
发帖数: 6301 | 22 Anti-UIGEA bill progresses in Congress
June 20th, 2008
HR 5767, the bill that would stop implementation of the United States’
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, has taken a step forward in the
House of Representatives.
The House Committee on Financial Services will review and possibly amend the
legislation, H.R. 5767 starting on June 24.
According to a press release from the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling
Initiative:
“Congress has studied this issue and heard from the financial s |
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发帖数: 901 | 24 Rangel was sentenced to a slap on the wrist for 11 separate ethics
violations. It's a humiliating blow to the vanity of a 20-term lawmaker,
perhaps, but Rangel won't have to resign from Congress or face penalties
beyond paying back taxes on the
charges. |
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s*i
发帖数: 5025 | 26 贴的好像不全啊。
来看看GOP把持的112th congress rating吧
oops! You 'win' again. |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 27 Today (Aug 24, 2011) Pentagon releases
Annual Report to Congress: Military and security developments involving the
People's Republic of China 2011
http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/2011_CMPR_Final.pdf
(a) Note: The report talks about China's Anti-Satellite Test (ASAT)
superficially, at p 37..
(b) Quote:
"JIN-class (Type 094) SSBNs will eventually carry the JL-2 submarine-
launched ballistic missile with an estimated range of some 7,400 km. The JIN
and the JL-2 will give the PLA Navy its first cr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 901 | 29 CBS News reports (via 60 Minutes) that Washington D.C. is full of self-
serving, corrupt members of Congress, who frequently use their power to
enrich themselves at the expense of the public.
In 2008, for example, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben
Bernanke held a closed-door meeting warning politicians that a global
financial meltdown could occur within a few days, giving them enough time to
get their money out of the market ahead of the general public. Congressman
Spencer Bac... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 8998 | 31 【 以下文字转载自 Apple 讨论区 】
发信人: llin (一路陌生人), 信区: Apple
标 题: US Congress Rules Huawei a 'Security Threat'
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Oct 8 11:19:23 2012, 美东)
Not good for Huawei.....
Chinese telecom company Huawei poses a security threat to the United States
and should be barred from US contracts and acquisitions, a yearlong
congressional investigation has concluded.
Source:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/world-business/us-cong |
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发帖数: 1548 | 32 【 以下文字转载自 EB23 讨论区 】
发信人: ChuangWang (太短), 信区: EB23
标 题: 想给USCIS & congress 举报 H1b作假，收集信息
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Feb 4 11:47:32 2013, 美东)
本人现在收集一些信息：
那些公司是如何作假的？假简历？假工资单？假offer letter？如果做的假工资单？
有没有什么的实例？知道name, date of birth & ssn的？ |
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发帖数: 563 | 34 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: HDXG (好大西瓜), 信区: USANews
标 题: Asian Democrats vs. Asian Republicans in Congress: 12:0
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Oct 14 12:02:53 2015, 美东)
Asian Democrats and Asian Republicans in the current Senate: 1:0
Asian Democrats and Asian Republicans in the current House: 11:0
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_Pacific_Americans_in_the_United_
States_Congress |
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发帖数: 61690 | 35 GOP Sen. Pat Toomey (Pa.) on Friday announced that he would back legislation
to rein in President Trump's trade authority, underscoring growing GOP
frustration with the administration's recent policy decisions.
“Congress should assert its constitutional responsibility and lead on trade
policy so Americans keep access to affordable goods and services, and the
opportunity to sell our products abroad,” Toomey said in a string of tweets
explaining his decision to support Sen. Mike Lee's (R-Utah) bil... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 37 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: ThinkHarder (ThinkHarder), 信区: USANews
标 题: Andrew Yang Urges Congress Again to Pass Emergency UBI Mitt Romney Concurs
关键字: Andrew Yang,美国大选,候选人,访谈
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Mar 17 14:11:58 2020, 美东) |
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发帖数: 4174 | 38 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/zach-wahls-lobbies-con
WASHINGTON -- You may not recognize him by name, but Zach Wahls is known by
millions as the teenager who gave powerful testimony to an Iowa House
committee in January 2011 in support of his two moms. The video of his
speech became the top viral political video of 2011 and landed him TV
appearances with Ellen DeGeneres and David Letterman, among others.
Now 20 years old, Wahls has written a book, traveled the country talking
about th... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2047 | 39 Democrats on Capitol Hill fear Obama fallout, start to distance themselves
from Obama
By Andrew Ward in Washington
Published: September 11 2008 23:30 | Last updated: September 11 2008 23:30
Quote:
Democratic jitters about the US presidential race have spread to Capitol
Hill, where some members of Congress are worried that Barack Obama’s
faltering campaign could hurt their chances of re-election.
Party leaders have been hoping to strengthen Democratic control of the House
and Senate in November, |
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c****n
发帖数: 21367 | 41 great news! if U.S. doctors really have the guts to quit.
then congress have no options but to lift the bar and allow
foreign trained doctors to work in U.S.
this is a radical step towards saving hopeless U.S. healthcare
sadly, rich doctors would not do what they said. they
just want to crying out loudly to bargain. |
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发帖数: 44 | 42 比较长，不过很值得一读.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/congress/?q=node/77531&appid=596101578
EPUBLIC VERSUS DEMOCRACY NEXT>
Text From the Congressional Record
Paul, Ron [R-]
Begin 2003-01-29 13:56:40
End 14:55:22
Length 00:58:42
Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, at the close of the Constitutional Convention in 1787
, Benjamin Franklin told an inquisitive citizen that the delegates to the
Constitutional Convention gave the people a Republic, if you can keep it. We
should now apologize to Mr. F |
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发帖数: 10233 | 43 "The federal congressional pension is simply a direct line into tax payers
wallet. There is no investment to be made, no fund balances to get worried
about, whatever the liability is given the years, tax payer cough up the
money for it."
btw, as of today, congress'approval rating is sitting at 18%, the lowest in
gallup records. |
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发帖数: 29846 | 44 St. Louis Business Journal - by Kelsey Volkmann
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011, 2:49pm CDT - Last Modified: Friday, June 3,
2011, 7:45am CDT
Walter Galvin, vice chairman of St. Louis manufacturing giant Emerson, was
in Washington, D.C., on Thursday testifying before Congress about how U.S.
corporate tax rates put American companies at a disadvantage when they
compete against foreign firms.
"Much of the world is ... reworking their tax codes to boost
international competitiveness. We need ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10233 | 45 1000 days+ without a budget in democrat controlled senate!
yeah, lets talking about extremism in congress.
D
years.
It
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发帖数: 2964 | 46 If Obama win with large margin, which looks likely at this moment, the
congress will give in. |
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发帖数: 29846 | 48 Congress Demands United Nations Keep Hands Off the Internet
By David Kravets
12.05.12
1:48 PM
The House on Wednesday unanimously passed a Senate resolution calling on the
United States to oppose the United Nations gaining control of the internet.
The resolution (.pdf) vote by the House, which follows a similar move by the
Senate, comes as the World Conference on International Telecommunications
opened Monday in Dubai with some 190-plus nations discussing the global
internet’s future.... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6411 | 49 http://www.cnbc.com/id/100377329
President Barack Obama said Monday that Congress must raise the debt ceiling
or risk a "self-inflicted wound on the economy."
In his last news conference of his first term, Obama also said the country
is making progress toward reducing its deficit, but it can't be done "by
spending cuts alone." |
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