House panel backs breakup of INS agencies
The Judiciary Committee approved a bill 32-2 to dissolve the Immigration and Naturalization Service and replace it with two agencies handling immigration enforcement and citizenship services. The plan reflects congressional discontent with the Bush administration’s internal reform.
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Bush presses for cloning ban in Senate fight
President Bush urged the Senate to outlaw human embryo cloning while allowing research on certain diseases. He convened scientists ethicists ministers and disabled people at the White House to argue for a ban and urged lawmakers to avoid an ethical compassless path. Senate proposals split between a full ban and restricted research especially for cancer Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
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Bush plan to reinstate food stamps for non citizens blocked
Washington Republicans blocked President Bush s proposal to restore food stamps to low income non citizens with five years residency. A House Senate conference panel set aside the issue as GOP members demanded a tighter approach, reallocating funds to farm programs and imposing a five year work requirement with a two year cap.
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Senate rejects plan regulating energy related derivatives
Washington DC Senate vote blocks Feinstein backed proposal to federally regulate derivatives used to speculate on energy prices. Opponents warn it would curtail the broader derivatives market and draw opposition from banks and regulators including Greenspan. A separate effort to limit energy bill provisions for the electricity sector also failed.
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