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sibby · 06-28-2009, 12:56 AM

Congress gets enough vacation days anyways.

nevfo · 06-28-2009, 01:24 AM

Haha I had no idea they could do that.

safear · 06-28-2009, 02:15 AM

Dick Durbin is a Legend.

Dreamer X · 06-28-2009, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by sibby

Congress gets enough vacation days anyways.

seriously dude....lol it seems like a pretty fun job. you get to b*tch and argue with people and you get lots of vacation days

freshh. · 06-28-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sibby

Congress gets enough vacation days anyways.

I didn't even realize it until I saw somebody's signature with the recess dates in it. I was wondering when do they expect to pass all of these bills if they come back for three weeks and then go back on vacation lol?

I'm happy Durbin's being more and more vocal about what the Dems are planning. It doesn't leave us wondering where we stand with them.

Selfignorance · 06-28-2009, 12:52 PM

Durbin for prez 2012!

AngelGdo · 06-28-2009, 12:58 PM

We need to move forward!!

DA User · 06-28-2009, 07:35 PM

This fall is it.

unthinkable · 06-28-2009, 07:41 PM

I sure hope so.

lilbawler2001 · 06-29-2009, 01:17 AM

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a renewed pledge by Obama to act on comprehensive immigration reform in his first year in office.
Obama appeased immigration stakeholders last week when, during a meeting with key lawmakers, he pushed for wrapping up immigration reform this year. The president’s recommitment to the issue has rejuvenated Latino lawmakers who were starting to worry that their No. 1 issue would be edged out of the agenda.
“The president is sending a strong message that look, we have to lower the rhetoric. This is an emotional issue, but this is something that has to be done,” Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) said.
Velázquez said she will still press Obama “every day” to act on immigration reform. But for now, given his vow to move on the issue in 2009, Velázquez said her “laser focus is on the Senate” since Pelosi will wait for the Senate to act first.
The optimism felt in the meeting with Obama seemed to erase initial concerns felt by immigration stakeholders. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) left feeling “very optimistic”; Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) described the meeting as “a real shot in the arm.” Separately, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has put immigration reform on the Senate’s must-do list this year.
Obama’s message on immigration also seemed to translate into a renewed sense of bipartisanship. Velázquez praised past work on the issue by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), whom she said she recently met with in her office to discuss strategy.
“I think these two Senators have done so much work and they have been victims of their involvement on an issue where they understand the human aspect,” Velázquez says

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