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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.1723 Improving Government Accountability Act</title>
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  <updated>2008-08-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/44983</id>
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    <title>Joe Biden voted against doubling H-1b in 1998</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-23:/commentary/2711314</id>
    <updated>2008-08-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Old Atlantic Lighthouse </name>
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Biden voted against S.1723 which passed the Senate 72-20. Enacted into law, it increased by nearly 150000 the number of foreign workers that high-tech American companies could hire over the next three years. Although the foreign workers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://oldatlanticlighthouse.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/joe-biden-voted-against-doubling-h-1b-in-1998/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Joe Biden on Immigration</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-23:/commentary/2711313</id>
    <updated>2008-08-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>One Old Vet </name>
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Reference: The American Competitiveness Act; Bill S. 1723 ; vote number 1998-141 on May 18, 1998. Voted NO on limit welfare for immigrants. This amendment would have restored food stamp benefits to the children of legal immigrants ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://oneoldvet.com/?p=7828"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Criminal Civil Rights Statues</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/commentary/2406277</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Overview Petitions - Care2: thepetitionsite </name>
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In S.1723, the criminal civil rights statutes are located in Subtitle II - Offenses, Chapter 21 - Offenses Involving Individual Rights, Subchapter I - Offenses Involving Civil Rights. The subchapter consists of five sections: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Federal-Criminal-Civil-Rights-Statues"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fred Thompsons voting record..</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/commentary/1273769</id>
    <updated>2007-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Corvette Forum </name>
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Before the Senate passed the H-1B doubling bill (S.1723), Sen. Thompson had an opportunity to vote for a measure requiring US firms to check a box on a form attesting that they had first sought an American worker for the job. Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1846279"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Illinois Personal Injury Lawyer - Michael D. Mannis, PC, Chicago &#226;&#8364;&#166;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-20:/commentary/1193244</id>
    <updated>2007-09-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Constant&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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Status: Bill Passed Y)78; N)20; NV)2 Reference: The American Competitiveness Act; Bill S. 1723 ; vote number 1998-141 on May 18, 1998Dizneyland fan, you made yourself sound dumb. I didn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t have to do that. I&#226;&#8364;&#8482;m glad you believe everything ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://constant.the-savvy-buyers-guide.biz/index.php/archives/377"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fred Thompson: where does he stand?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-09:/commentary/1090400</id>
    <updated>2007-09-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Cao&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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Thompson helped the Senate pass S.1723 which increased by nearly 150000 the number of foreign workers high-tech American companies could hire over the next three years. Although foreign workers receive temporary visas for up to six ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://caosblog.com/5970"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Numbers USA-Immigration Profile of Sen. Fred Thompson</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-04:/commentary/1072209</id>
    <updated>2007-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Freedom Fighter Radio </name>
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Thompson was a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee that created the Abraham H-1B doubling bill in 1998, S.1723. He voted with the 12-6 majority to send the bill to the floor of the Senate without safeguards for American workers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://freedomfighterradioshow.blogspot.com/2007/09/numbers-usa-immigration-profile-of-sen.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Posthumus 4 Romney</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-28:/commentary/801479</id>
    <updated>2007-06-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Michigan Conservative Dossier </name>
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Thompson helped the Senate pass S.1723 in a 78-20 Voted in committee against including worker safeguards in H-1B bill in 1998 Sen. Thompson joined 9 of his Senate colleagues to keep employee safeguards from inclusion in S.1723. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bconservatives.blogspot.com/2007/06/posthumus-4-romney.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 1723, A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-27:/commentary/801478</id>
    <updated>2007-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>washingtonwatch.com - Welcome to washingtonwatc... </name>
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S. 1723 would amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, and it would create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1723.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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