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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.1085 Reuniting Families Act</title>
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  <updated>2009-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>The I-485 Inventory Numbers Require Attention | EB-5 Visa News.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6502407</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>EB-5 Visa News.com </name>
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Menendez, Gillibrand, Kennedy and Schumer introduced &#8220;S.1085: The Reuniting Families Act&#8221; in the Senate on May 20, 2009. If passed, this Act will, among other things, recapture an estimated 400000 family-sponsored and employment-based ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eb5news.com/i485-inventory-numbers-require-attention/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill S.1085 to be reviewed this fall</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6461316</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Immigration Voice </name>
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I just called Senate Judiciary committee 202 224 7703 asking about the status of S. 1085 that talks about unused visa number capture... She mentioned that they are reviewing it this fall .... will appreciate if any one has any other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum2-retrogression-priority-dates-and-visa-bulletins/773685-bill-s-1085-to-be-reviewed-this-fall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AILA Leadership Blog: Exit Monitoring &amp;quot;Daunting and Costly ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>AILA Leadership Blog </name>
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S. 1085, probably the last bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, is a good start. And it does fix a big part of the broken immigration syatem: the division of millions of American families, resulting in welfare costs and huge social costs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ailaleadership.blogspot.com/2009/10/exit-monitoring-daunting-and-costly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>|X| Ozon</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-17:/commentary/5865514</id>
    <updated>2009-08-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Handytarifer </name>
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... Merkblatt Juni 2001 (pdf); &#226;&#8224;&#8216; Bundesverwaltung admin.ch Statistik Schweiz: Luftqualit&#195;&#164;t, in: Umwelt Schweiz 2007, Kap. 7 (pdf, 385 kB); &#226;&#8224;&#8216; Jerrett et al. Long-term ozone exposure and mortality. NEJM (2009) 360 (11) S. 1085-95 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.handytarifer.de/ozon/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>USCCB Media Blog: Support vs. Support</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5685839</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Another example of the bishops being supportive in one area but not in another came at the beginning of June when the bishops supported the Reuniting American Families Act (S. 1085) but refused to support similar legislation in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2009/07/support-vs-support.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>angry asian man</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5595911</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>angry asian man </name>
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Therefore, I urge you to support the Reuniting Families Act introduced by Senator Menendez in the Senate (S. 1085) and Congressman Honda in the House (H.R. 2709). Our current family immigration system, which has not been updated in 20 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/sign-aajcs-petition-for-immigration.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>congress: Congress From: Stabroek Staff Boadicea Mitch Gurney ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-07-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... the nuclear family stays together. &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;It is extremely important that barriers that keep the nuclear family&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&quot;husband, wife and child&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&quot;divided are removed as soon as possible,&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; he said, adding that S. 1085 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rssnet-congress.blogspot.com/2009/07/congress-from-stabroek-staff-boadicea.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Los seis proyectos migratorios m&#195;&#161;s destacados - Latino News and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5411415</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>pontealdia.com </name>
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Esta propuesta es similar a la version del Senado S. 1085 Reuniendo Familias. De aprobarse, el borrador elevado a la C&#195;&#161;mara Baja por Honda y otros congresistas dem&#195;&#179;cratas proporcionar&#195;&#173;a, seg&#195;&#186;n sus partidarios, una salida a las familias ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pontealdia.com/nacion/los-seis-proyectos-migratorios-mas-destacados.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sigue incertidumbre sobre reforma migratoria - Latino News and Opinion</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5474436</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Esta propuesta es similar a la version del Senado S. 1085 Reuniendo Familias. + Leer m&#195;&#161;s. Un par de horas antes de la cita, el jefe de gabinete Rahm Emanuel dijo que &#226;&#8364;&#339;si los votos existieran, no tendr&#195;&#173;a que haber ninguna reuni&#195;&#179;n. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pontealdia.com/nacion/sigue-incertidumbre-sobre-reforma-migratoria.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#194;&#191;Qu&#195;&#169; dicen los l&#195;&#173;deres en el tema? - Latino News and Opinion</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5420469</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;El Senador Men&#195;&#169;ndez no espera que su propuesta S. 1085 Reuniendo Familias sea aprobada sino que sea a&#195;&#177;adida como parte de una propuesta de ley integral&#226;&#8364;&#166;Lo m&#195;&#161;s probable es que la mayor&#195;&#173;a de estas iniciativas (AgJOBS, DREAM Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pontealdia.com/nacion/que-dicen-los-lideres-en-el-tema.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.J.Res.57: Preserving Capitalism in America Amendment - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/6210503</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.J.Res.57 Preserving Capitalism... [2]; S.1085 Reuniting Families Ac... [2]; H.R.3167 H.R.3167 [2]; H.Res.554 H.Res.554 [2]; H.R.1868 Birthright Citizenshi... [2]. H.R.3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable ... [2]; H.R.264 Save America Comprehe. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hj57/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Processing Counselor: Welcoming in Pride Week</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5315385</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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While the bishops have endorsed and pledged to work for the enactment of the Senate version of the Reuniting Families Act (S. 1085), which Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. introduced last month, the bishops wrote Honda to tell him that they ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://processingcounselo.blogspot.com/2009/06/welcoming-in-pride-week.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pride: A sin or celebration | National Catholic Reporter</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5623764</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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While the bishops have endorsed and pledged to work for the enactment of the Senate version of the Reuniting Families Act (S. 1085), which Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. introduced last month, the bishops wrote Honda to tell him that they ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ncronline.org/blogs/young-voices/pride-sin-or-celebration&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Brushfire Sparks | Amnesty Amnesia</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5279468</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Brushfire Sparks </name>
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S. 1085. S. 729.IS. Contact Ramarious Brushfire Home. Copyright 2009. The published content is the sole property of the author. Any copy, use, or redistribution of any portion of the material without the written consent of the owner is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sparks.brushfireoffreedom.org/post/2009/06/17/Amnesty-Amnesia.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ponchis Blog: Support for Reuniting Family Act 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5326098</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The hope: US Congress bills H.R.2709, H.R.1024, S.1085 and S.424. They all establish the same priority for spouses of US permanent residents in the same way is now for US citizens, without any wait! This will save my life and thousands ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://djponchis.blogspot.com/2009/06/support-for-reuniting-family-act-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NY-Sen: Gillibrand Votes For Anti-Tobacco Measure, Introduces ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5265958</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Barack Obama </name>
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Bob Menendez in sponsoring legislation that would assist orphans, widows and widowers by allowing them to continue in the family immigration citizen. The Reuniting Families Act (S.1085) will help build upon moves made by President ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obama.rocktheelection.com/immigration/ny-sen-gillibrand-votes-for-anti-tobacco-measure-introduces-daily-kos/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NY-Sen: Gillibrand Votes For Anti-Tobacco Measure, Introduces ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5283091</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>John McCain </name>
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Bob Menendez in sponsoring legislation that would assist orphans, widows and widowers by allowing them to continue in the family immigration citizen. The Reuniting Families Act (S.1085) will help build upon moves made by President ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mccain.rocktheelection.com/immigration/ny-sen-gillibrand-votes-for-anti-tobacco-measure-introduces-daily-kos/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Immigration Forum - Policy Center</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5312891</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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On May 20, the Reuniting Families Act, S. 1085, was introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), along with Senators Gillibrand (D-NY), Kennedy (D-MA), and Schumer (D-NY). The purpose of the bill is to update the family-based ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.immigrationforum.org/policy/update-display/reuniting-families-act-introduced/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Iglesia Descalza: Immigration News Roundup - June 9, 2009</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Iglesia Descalza </name>
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... chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, expressed the Committee's support for the Reuniting American Families Act (S. 1085) introduced May 20. He did so in a June 2 letter to Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iglesiadescalza.blogspot.com/2009/06/immigration-news-roundup-june-9-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Honda Introduces Bill to Unite Immigrant Families</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-05:/commentary/5254441</id>
    <updated>2009-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Immigration News Daily </name>
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If your concerned about the passage of the proposed Senate bill S.1085 and the House Bill H.Rep.267 you should look at the Text Of Legislation on the congressional Thomas Web-site for both bills. S.1085 - The Immigration and Nationality ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idexer.com/2009/06/05/honda-introduces-bill-to-unite-immigrant-families.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.627: Credit CARD Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5214973</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Most Viewed Bills </name>
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Most Viewed Bills: S.1085 &#183; H.R.1868 &#183; H.R.45 &#183; H.R.1388 &#183; H.R.2454 &#183; H.R.627. OpenCongress is a joint project of the Participatory Politics Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation. Read our Terms of Service and Privacy Po&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h627/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Docudharma:: Uniting American Families Act update</title>
    <link href="http://www.docudharma.com/diary/13996/uniting-american-families-act-update" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5176221</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Docudharma - Front Page </name>
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Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, expressed the Committee's support for the Reuniting American Families Act (S. 1085) introduced May 20. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docudharma.com/diary/13996/uniting-american-families-act-update&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Breaking News &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Gay Activists Could Derail ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5167768</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Instead, the bishops' conference is supporting the Senate version of the Reuniting American Families Act (S. 1085) which does not contain the provision. Inclusion of the same-sex partner clause into the House bill is causing a clash ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lhla.org/breaking_news/?p=2002&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Catholic Culture : News Briefs : US bishops: Homosexual ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5167783</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1085 would improve the family-based immigration system by removing the annual cap on the number of visas which allow immediate family members to reunite with legal permanent residents. It is extremely important that barriers that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=3103&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Thieves in the Temple.: the usual -- good Catholics, bad Republicans.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5167767</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Thieves in the Temple. </name>
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S. 1085, the Reuniting Families Act, aims to cut down immigration visa backlogs, mainly by raising per-country immigration limits, utilizing unused visas, and permitting widows, widowers, and orphans to remain eligible for visas after ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amento.typepad.com/thieves/2009/06/the-usual-good-catholics-bad-republicans.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AC21 Portability: The news gets only worse :(</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5171565</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>AC21 Portability </name>
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There is a bill currently in the Senate Judiciary Committee S. 1085 includes provisions for Visa Recapture. Contact your representative and ask them to support this bill, the sooner you get your green card the sooner you can stop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ac21portability.blogspot.com/2009/06/news-gets-only-worse.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bishops Support Family Reunification Senate Bill, Not Able to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dfwcatholic.org/bishops-support-family-reunification-senate-bill-not-able-to-support-similar-house-legislation4618/.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5165127</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;It is extremely important that barriers that keep the nuclear family&#226;&#8364;&#8221;husband, wife and child&#226;&#8364;&#8221;divided are removed as soon as possible,&#226;&#8364;* he said, adding that S. 1085 &#226;&#8364;&#339;achieves this goal.&#226;&#8364;* Bishop Wester also issued a second lett&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dfwcatholic.org/bishops-support-family-reunification-senate-bill-not-able-to-support-similar-house-legislation4618/.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2709: Reuniting Families Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5700376</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : House Judiciary - Major... </name>
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Therefore, I urge you to support the Reuniting Families Act introduced by Senator Menendez in the Senate (S. 1085) and Congressman Honda ... Source: angry asian man. Add to My Political Notebook, Save to Notebook &#183; Rate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2709/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>a0z0ra - Blue Sky Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5208441</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>a0z0ra - blue sky </name>
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I strongly urge you to support S. 1085, this bill will eliminate the wait time for immediate family members of permanent residents to immigrate by reclassifying them as &quot;immediate relatives&quot; - the same category afforded to spouses and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://a0z0ra.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 - Immigration Voice</title>
    <link href="http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/action-items-everyone/26114-action-item-bill-s-1085-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5401057</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration Voice </name>
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Folks, the following is an action item encouraged by the ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER, for the passage of the bill S. 1085 (which includes Employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/action-items-everyone/26114-action-item-bill-s-1085-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 - Immigration Voice</title>
    <link href="http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?p=344839" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5338811</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration Voice </name>
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ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 Action Items for everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?p=344839&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reuniting Families Act (S. 1085) | Badmus Law Firm - Immigration ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.badmuslaw.com/2009/06/01/reuniting-families-act-s-1085/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5233183</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Badmus Law Firm - Immigration &amp; Nationality Law </name>
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Reuniting Families Act (S. 1085) was introduced in the Senate on 5/29/2009. The bill aims to help family members reunite in America in a timely manner by reforming America's family-based immigration system to end lengthy separations of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.badmuslaw.com/2009/06/01/reuniting-families-act-s-1085/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Support the Reuniting Families Act | Justice for our Neighbors</title>
    <link href="http://jfonwestmichigan.org/advocacy-alerts/support-reuniting-families-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5204584</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Justice for our Neighbors </name>
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On May 20, Senator Menendez (D-NJ), Senator Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Kennedy (D-MA), and Senator Schumer (D-NY) re-introduced the Reuniting Families Act (S.1085) which contains practical solutions for reducing family immigration visa ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jfonwestmichigan.org/advocacy-alerts/support-reuniting-families-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Support the Reuniting Families Act | Justice for our Neighbors</title>
    <link href="http://jfonwestmichigan.org/general/support-reuniting-families-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5156765</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Justice for our Neighbors </name>
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On May 20, Senator Menendez (D-NJ), Senator Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Kennedy (D-MA), and Senator Schumer (D-NY) re-introduced the Reuniting Families Act (S.1085) which contains practical solutions for reducing family immigration visa ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jfonwestmichigan.org/general/support-reuniting-families-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>a0z0ra - Blue Sky Blog</title>
    <link href="http://a0z0ra.blogspot.com/2009/06/favor-to-ask.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5153607</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>a0z0ra - blue sky </name>
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I strongly urge you to support S. 1085, this bill will eliminate the wait time for immediate family members of permanent residents to immigrate by reclassifying them as &quot;immediate relatives&quot; - the same category afforded to spouses and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://a0z0ra.blogspot.com/2009/06/favor-to-ask.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 - Immigration Voice</title>
    <link href="http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26114" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5156764</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration Voice </name>
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ACTION ITEM: For Bill S. 1085 Action Items for everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26114&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>june &#194;&#171; Jorge Bautista</title>
    <link href="http://jorgebautista.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/june/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-31:/commentary/5215617</id>
    <updated>2009-05-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jorge Bautista </name>
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Call your Senator- support immigrant kids and families through S.1085 Reuniting Families Act 4 days ago; I think an economy should be based on thrift, on taking care of things, not on theft, usury, seduction, waste, and ruin. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jorgebautista.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/june/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>vote &quot;Yes&quot; for bill S.1085 - Immigration Voice</title>
    <link href="http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26022" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-29:/commentary/5136912</id>
    <updated>2009-05-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration Voice </name>
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vote &quot;Yes&quot; for bill S.1085 Interesting Topics. ... Go Back, Immigration Voice &gt; General Information &gt; Interesting Topics &#183; Reload this Page vote &quot;Yes&quot; for bill S.1085. User Name, Remember Me? Password ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1868: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 -... OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-28:/commentary/5226744</id>
    <updated>2009-05-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Most Viewed Bills </name>
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Most Viewed Bills: S.1085 &#195;&#8218;&#194;&#183; H.R.1868 &#195;&#8218;&#194;&#183; H.R.45 &#195;&#8218;&#194;&#183; H.R.1388 &#195;&#8218;&#194;&#183; H.R.2454 &#195;&#8218;&#194;&#183; H.R.627. OpenCongress is a joint project of the Participatory Politics Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation. Read our Terms of Service and Privacy Po&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1868/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tracking S.1085: VISA recapture bill - Immigration Voice</title>
    <link href="http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/retrogression-priority-dates-visa-bulletins/25951-tracking-s-1085-visa-recapture-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5348910</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration Voice </name>
    </author>
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This is the latest on the Visa capture bill. This thread is to track the progress of S.1085 legislation. http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/.../~c1111.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/retrogression-priority-dates-visa-bulletins/25951-tracking-s-1085-visa-recapture-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tracking S.1085: VISA recapture bill - Immigration Voice</title>
    <link href="http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum2-retrogression-priority-dates-and-visa-bulletins/25951-tracking-s-1085-visa-recapture-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5595910</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration Voice </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This is the latest on the Visa capture bill. This thread is to track the progress of S.1085 legislation. http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/.../~c1111.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum2-retrogression-priority-dates-and-visa-bulletins/25951-tracking-s-1085-visa-recapture-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tracking S.1085: VISA recapture bill - Immigration Voice</title>
    <link href="http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25951" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5111996</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration Voice </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Tracking S.1085: VISA recapture bill Retrogression, priority dates and Visa bulletins.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25951&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>lets come together and dance people. &#194;&#171; Jorge Bautista</title>
    <link href="http://jorgebautista.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/lets-come-together-and-dance-people/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-22:/commentary/5252244</id>
    <updated>2009-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jorge Bautista </name>
    </author>
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Call your Senator- support immigrant kids and families through S.1085 Reuniting Families Act 3 days ago; I think an economy should be based on thrift, on taking care of things, not on theft, usury, seduction, waste, and ruin. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jorgebautista.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/lets-come-together-and-dance-people/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Immigration Reform: A Push for Family Unification | Immigration ...</title>
    <link href="http://cglawaffiliates.x2cms.com/blog/?p=112" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/5066336</id>
    <updated>2009-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration Law Alert </name>
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As recently as yesterday (May 20, 2009), for example, Senators Robert Mendoza, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Edward Kennedy introduced into the Senate, the bill S. 1085, affectionately called the Reuniting Families Act. The Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cglawaffiliates.x2cms.com/blog/?p=112&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Immigration Reform: A Push for Family Unification | Immigration ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cglawaffiliates.com/blog/?p=112" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/5160710</id>
    <updated>2009-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration Law Alert </name>
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As recently as yesterday (May 20, 2009), for example, Senators Robert Mendoza, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Edward Kennedy introduced into the Senate, the bill S. 1085, affectionately called the Reuniting Families Act. The Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cglawaffiliates.com/blog/?p=112&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Immigration: It's Our Community: The Reuniting Families Act Is ...</title>
    <link href="http://itsourcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/05/reuniting-families-act-is-introduced-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5176222</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Immigration: It's Our Community </name>
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Today, Senators Menendez, Kennedy, and Gillibrand introduced the Reuniting Families Act (S. 1085), a bill which would enable US citizens and permanent residents to reunite with their foreign born family members more quickly and reduce ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsourcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/05/reuniting-families-act-is-introduced-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 1085: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1085" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5066335</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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A bill in the US Congress: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1085&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1085: A bill to amend the Immigration and... OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1085/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5120501</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Senate Judiciary - Major... </name>
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S.1085 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1085/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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