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If this is a press inquiry, please email Ben Halle at benjamin.halle@mail.house.gov or call 202-570-2771.
If this is a press inquiry, please email Ben Halle at benjamin.halle@mail.house.gov or call 202-570-2771.
For all the commentary and analysis of the ongoing government shutdownits causes and consequences, the partisan wrangling over who is "winning," whose fault it is, how dysfunctional our government has become and on and on and onrarely have I seen the basic clear explanation for why it happened in the first place. And that reason is simple to understand, critical to figuring how we get out of this mess, and, as importantly, how to prevent us from falling back into this problem time and time again going forward.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is a long established organization that "empowers women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research." For over 30 years, the AAUW releases a Congressional voting record, which provides information on how members of Congress voted on legislation critical to women and girl's education, economic security, and civil rights.
On Tuesday, Taiwan was admitted into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP),allowing for easier and more secure travel between the U.S. and Taiwan.
The VWP allows foreign nationals from participating countries to enter the U.S. without first obtaining a visa, for the purpose of tourism, or conducting business. The VWP country must also offer reciprocal privileges to U.S. citizens and meet certain nonimmigrant refusal rates.
Coastal beaches are experiencing an increase in marine debris, likely resulting from the March 2011 tsunami that devastated Japan and claimed nearly 16,000 lives. Tsunami debris may show up on our shores intermittently during the next several years, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predictions.
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| Longtime U.S. citizen Nahid Peshtaz, center, gets a lift from joyful family members Ferose Aslami, 13, Menaz Masoun, Aghil Asoun, Asan Aslami, Ferzana Aslami, Fawad Aslami and Mirwise Aslami, clockwise from lower left, moments after they became U.S. citizens Monday in Seattle. |
A large majority of Americansagreethat President Barack Obama has a strong record protecting our nation's security and that he has the right vision for American leadership in the world. Governor Mitt Romney's proposals, in contrast, promise to return us to the discredited doctrines and reckless policies of the George W. Bush administration. We've seen that movie before, and it doesn't end well.
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