Bipartisan push on immigration bill in Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 744 on a 13-5 vote with bipartisan support. The measure, from the Gang of Eight, could reshape immigration policy and governance. Texas senators Cruz and Cornyn opposed, signaling leadership gaps for the state.
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U.S. Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Harry Reid
Capitol Hill
Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
Jeff Flake
Arizona
Chuck Schumer
New York
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Texas
Ted Cruz
U.S
Cruz
John Cornyn
Judiciary Committee
House Committee On the Judiciary
House
Texas lawmakers and federal officials contact list update
A compiled district contact sheet lists US Representatives Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer and Pete Gallego, Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, plus state official Tryon Lewis. Includes office addresses in Washington and Texas, phone and fax numbers, and email links for each official.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Republican
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Suite
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Longworth House
Fox
Randy
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Gallego
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Washington, D.C
Cruz
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
tryon.Jewis
State
Let me start with freedom and self control
Patrice Cant publishes a dedication by Laura Dennis asserting freedom as a divine gift and personal self rule. The piece links liberty to moral guides such as the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
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Neace
Obama presidency underlines economy over scandals motive
Susan Estrich notes Barack Obama remains at about 50 percent approval amid impeachment talk and scandal coverage. She argues the success metric will be Obamacare implementation and how it aids graduates, with unemployment among 21 to 24 year olds near 9 percent and underemployment twice that.
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Ion
Washington
Ken Starr
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Obama
Capitol Dome
Congress
Barack Obama
Economic Policy Institute
Paul Ryan
Hunger games of HMOs critique by Oklahoma ENT surgeon
Dr G Keith Smith, a board certified anesthesiologist and co founder of The Surgery Center of Oklahoma, chronicles his re signing from a failing HMO after it refused timely ENT care. He contrasts rationing by bureaucrats with direct access and out of pocket surgery options for patients and their families.
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HMO
Oklahoma
Hmos
G. Keith Smith
The
Surgery Center of
Oklahoma City
Thumbs Up for Kara Lehnert at Scripps Spelling Bee
Odessa American praises Kara Lehnert of Sweetwater for strong performance at the Scripps Spelling Bee. Readers are invited to submit thumbs nominations via email for future topics, with opinionated commentary welcome.
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Sweetwater
Kara Lehnert
Scripps Spelling Bee
Odessa
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Realclearpolitics .Com
Jeff Korterba
M.D
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