Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]

Bank returns woman's $300K

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) was just signing a formal request to the bank asking why, after acknowledging nearly a year ago that a teller had scammed McDonald out of $300000, the bank still hadn't given her back her money. ...

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2008-06-24T00:00:00Z

The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported that Mr. Rezko, around the same general period he was wheeling with Obama, also provided a preferential price for a property purchase by US Representative Luis Gutierrez. There is a pattern here. ...

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Barack Obama's Position on Immigration

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

Fix the Bureaucracy: Obama joined Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) to introduce the Citizenship Promotion Act to ensure that immigration application fees are both reasonable and fair. Obama also introduced legislation that passed the Senate ...

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Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 Testimony of James H ...

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

... co-sponsored by US Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson and US Representative Luis Gutierrez, and apply and adapt CRA to mortgage companies, insurance companies, securities firms, and non-depository affiliates of banks, ...

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Cynthia McKinney's Call to Action

2008-06-17T00:00:00Z

I wish to take this opportunity to thank and commend Rep. Kucinich for his courage and tenacity, for the comprehensiveness of his research, and for the leadership he exhibited to press forward the democratic demands of the People for ...

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Obama on Immigration

2008-06-16T10:51:36Z

Plan for Immigration “The time to fix our broken immigration system is now… We need stronger enforcement on the border and at the workplace… But for reform to work, we also must respond to what pulls people to America… Where we can reunite famili

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Farm workers vs IT workers on H-1B visas

2008-06-16T00:00:00Z

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) told a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing that the high tech companies should get "the innovators they need,'' but added that farm workers are "just as critical and relevant to the innovation of that ...

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Top 10: Yang sums it up, iPhone goes 3G

2008-06-16T00:00:00Z

In Congress, H-1B issue pits tech workers against farm groups: This argument encapsulates the ongoing debate about who gets a visa to work in the US Representative Luis Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat: "I think we should give the ...

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Barack Obama on Immigration

2008-06-16T00:00:00Z

Crack Down on Employers: Obama championed a proposal to create a system so employers can verify that their employees are legally eligible to work in the US; Fix the Bureaucracy: Obama joined Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) to introduce the ...

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Hispanic Dems Warn Obama He Risks Losing Latinos

2008-06-15T00:00:00Z

And even longtime Obama backers in the CHC -- including Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) -- said that Obama has a lot of work to do in drumming up support among Latinos who are still fiercely loyal to Clinton. ...

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Top 10: Yang sums it up, iPhone goes 3G

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

H1B issue pits tech workers against farm groups In Congress.

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

"I think we should give the high-tech industry the innovators they need," said fellow committee member Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.). But what do lawmakers tell foreign workers who labor on farms and apply pesticides -- that "you're not .

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Top 10: Yang sums it up, iPhone goes 3G

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

... groups</a>: This argument encapsulates the ongoing debate about who gets a visa to work in the US Representative Luis Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat: "I think we should give the high-tech industry the innovators they need. ...

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Top 10: Yang sums it up, iPhone goes 3G

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

... farm groups</a>: This argument encapsulates the ongoing debate about who gets a visa to work in the US Representative Luis Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat: "I think we should give the high-tech industry the innovators they need. ...

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Community as Intellectual Space: Aesthetics as Resistance

2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

Luis Gutierrez and Rep. Cynthia Soto, and panels on liberatory education. [Click to enlarge the poster or follow the link above for more details.] Aesthetics as Resistance promises an active dialogue on art, identity, and cross-cultural ...

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Community as Intellectual Space: Aesthetics as Resistance

2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

Impeachment hits the House floor. Again.

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

With the introduction of a wide ranging, kitchen sink resolution impeaching George W. Bush, Rep. Dennis Kucinich occupied the House floor for some four East Coast prime time television hours last night, during which he read the entirety ...

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Feds Defend E-Verify System; Databases Reject Too Many Legal ...

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Even with a small error rate, millions of US citizens and legal residents could be initially rejected for work if the program is implemented nationwide, said Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.). Timothy Sparapani, senior legislative counsel ...

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What next for Latino Clinton supporters?

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

Even after Obama increased his Latino voter outreach, the numbers didn't move his way. Major endorsements from high-profile Latino politicians such as Rep. Luis Gutierrez, former Denver Mayor Federico Pena and New Mexico Gov. ...

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A family affair

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

Viewing the lack of Latino support as a problem comparable to drug addiction? That is Rep. Luis Gutierrezâ€™ view (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/07/AR2008060702154.html) of how Obama should handle the next ...

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