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08-26 09:29 PM
Op-Chart: A New, Improved Congress? (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/opinion/26mann.html) By THOMAS E. MANN, MOLLY REYNOLDS, and PETER HOEY | New York Times, August 26, 2007
Thomas E. Mann is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the co-author of �The Broken Branch.� Molly Reynolds is a research assistant at Brookings. Peter Hoey is an illustrator in Arcata, Calif.
JUST before Congress adjourned for its August recess, Democrats engaged in a flurry of legislative activity, while Republicans complained about a �do-nothing� Congress�s meager policy accomplishments. Deep partisan differences, narrow majorities and a Republican in the White House have frustrated Democratic ambitions and fueled a toxic atmosphere in both chambers of Congress. The public�s low approval ratings reflect broad discontent with the direction of the country but also displeasure with Congress for failing to reverse course on Iraq and for continuing the bitter partisan warfare.
But has this really been a do-nothing Congress? The circumstances are similar to those in 1995, when a new Republican majority in both houses took office under a Democratic president. So perhaps the best question to ask is, how is this 110th Congress doing compared with the 104th Congress, in 1995?
Both new majorities began by spending more time in session, holding more committee meetings and roll call votes, and passing more substantive measures than the Congress before them had. At the same time, in both cases, the number of bills signed into law by the president from January to August dropped.
Still, the Democratic Congress�s legislative harvest this year has been bountiful compared with that of its Republican counterpart in 1995. Back then, the Republicans� Contract With America was stymied by opposition from the Senate and the president. The new Congress has enacted a far-reaching lobbying and ethics reform bill, an increase in the minimum wage, recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, foreign investment rules and a competitiveness package, and has embedded a number of major initiatives and new priorities in continuing and supplemental spending bills. Democrats also made headway on energy, children�s health insurance, college student loans, Head Start, drug safety and a farm bill � though much of this awaits action in the Senate or in conference and faces a possible veto.
During the first seven months of 1995, Congressional oversight of the executive branch increased modestly in the Senate but not at all in the House. But this year Congress, especially the House, has intensified its oversight, following years of inattention and deference by its Republican predecessor.
Democratic promises to restore civility and regular parliamentary procedure by allowing the minority party a larger role in deliberations have foundered. The number of restrictive rules for debate has increased, and the conference process has been short-circuited on various occasions.
In the Senate, Republicans have made the filibuster, or the threat of filibuster, routine, setting a 60-vote hurdle for all contested legislative matters. This has led Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, to file many more petitions for cloture than Bob Dole, his counterpart in 1995, did.
The chart below shows what the 110th Congress accomplished before it closed for its August recess, compared with its immediate predecessor and with the Republican Congress that took office in 1995.
Thomas E. Mann is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the co-author of �The Broken Branch.� Molly Reynolds is a research assistant at Brookings. Peter Hoey is an illustrator in Arcata, Calif.
JUST before Congress adjourned for its August recess, Democrats engaged in a flurry of legislative activity, while Republicans complained about a �do-nothing� Congress�s meager policy accomplishments. Deep partisan differences, narrow majorities and a Republican in the White House have frustrated Democratic ambitions and fueled a toxic atmosphere in both chambers of Congress. The public�s low approval ratings reflect broad discontent with the direction of the country but also displeasure with Congress for failing to reverse course on Iraq and for continuing the bitter partisan warfare.
But has this really been a do-nothing Congress? The circumstances are similar to those in 1995, when a new Republican majority in both houses took office under a Democratic president. So perhaps the best question to ask is, how is this 110th Congress doing compared with the 104th Congress, in 1995?
Both new majorities began by spending more time in session, holding more committee meetings and roll call votes, and passing more substantive measures than the Congress before them had. At the same time, in both cases, the number of bills signed into law by the president from January to August dropped.
Still, the Democratic Congress�s legislative harvest this year has been bountiful compared with that of its Republican counterpart in 1995. Back then, the Republicans� Contract With America was stymied by opposition from the Senate and the president. The new Congress has enacted a far-reaching lobbying and ethics reform bill, an increase in the minimum wage, recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, foreign investment rules and a competitiveness package, and has embedded a number of major initiatives and new priorities in continuing and supplemental spending bills. Democrats also made headway on energy, children�s health insurance, college student loans, Head Start, drug safety and a farm bill � though much of this awaits action in the Senate or in conference and faces a possible veto.
During the first seven months of 1995, Congressional oversight of the executive branch increased modestly in the Senate but not at all in the House. But this year Congress, especially the House, has intensified its oversight, following years of inattention and deference by its Republican predecessor.
Democratic promises to restore civility and regular parliamentary procedure by allowing the minority party a larger role in deliberations have foundered. The number of restrictive rules for debate has increased, and the conference process has been short-circuited on various occasions.
In the Senate, Republicans have made the filibuster, or the threat of filibuster, routine, setting a 60-vote hurdle for all contested legislative matters. This has led Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, to file many more petitions for cloture than Bob Dole, his counterpart in 1995, did.
The chart below shows what the 110th Congress accomplished before it closed for its August recess, compared with its immediate predecessor and with the Republican Congress that took office in 1995.
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martinvisalaw
06-11 04:46 PM
USCIS has specifically answered a very similar question in 2004. The answer is "A change of status take effect automatically on the effective date noted in the [approval notice], even if there is an intervening admission...."
Your H-1B status should therefore take effect automatically on 10/1/09, assuming it was approved as a change of status.
Your H-1B status should therefore take effect automatically on 10/1/09, assuming it was approved as a change of status.
muralip
10-10 11:04 AM
Hi,
Can anymore list down what are the documents required to show up at USCIS for Finger Printing.
Regards,
Murali
Can anymore list down what are the documents required to show up at USCIS for Finger Printing.
Regards,
Murali
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kevinkris
07-09 09:08 PM
Hi,
My employer filed for I-140 and I-485 last year July. My I-140 got approved with a labor converted from RIR.
I want to know the priority date in the approved I-140. But the employer is not giving me copy of I-140. I called USCIS and they say they cannot give the information to be.
How do i get my priority date now?
I have I-140 and I-485 receipt numbers.
Can you find it thru I-485 receipt number?
Thanks for the answers.
My employer filed for I-140 and I-485 last year July. My I-140 got approved with a labor converted from RIR.
I want to know the priority date in the approved I-140. But the employer is not giving me copy of I-140. I called USCIS and they say they cannot give the information to be.
How do i get my priority date now?
I have I-140 and I-485 receipt numbers.
Can you find it thru I-485 receipt number?
Thanks for the answers.
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drak70
04-13 02:24 PM
I have some experience and my wife has some.(We already have got our gc but I am glad to help)
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vban2007
04-23 10:35 AM
H4-H1-EAD-AP
Hi All,
Would request any answers or any practical experiences in regards to my queries:
My wife and my infant daughter originally came to the US in 2004 on H4 and my wife got her H1-B also in 2004.
In Oct 2007 I and my wife got our EAD (The GC processing is through my company). Also since our arrival to the US in 2004 we did not go to India . But we are planning to go this summer.
My queries: We are planning to use AP to enter US
*
What will be my status once I come back from India. Can I maintain H1B Status without going for stamping since I changed my company. to enter US
*
My wife has no H1-B stamp on her passport (since she came on h4). Can she come back on H1B, without going for stamping? Or is it advisable to go for stamping of her H1 and come on H1-B?
*
My daughter has H4 visa based on my H1-B, can she come on H4?
Appreciate your response.
__________________
Hi All,
Would request any answers or any practical experiences in regards to my queries:
My wife and my infant daughter originally came to the US in 2004 on H4 and my wife got her H1-B also in 2004.
In Oct 2007 I and my wife got our EAD (The GC processing is through my company). Also since our arrival to the US in 2004 we did not go to India . But we are planning to go this summer.
My queries: We are planning to use AP to enter US
*
What will be my status once I come back from India. Can I maintain H1B Status without going for stamping since I changed my company. to enter US
*
My wife has no H1-B stamp on her passport (since she came on h4). Can she come back on H1B, without going for stamping? Or is it advisable to go for stamping of her H1 and come on H1-B?
*
My daughter has H4 visa based on my H1-B, can she come on H4?
Appreciate your response.
__________________
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imh1b
11-12 09:31 AM
Let us share our experiences
How has it affected your finances
How has it affected your jobsearch, promotions and bonus
How is IT sector doing these days. I am hearing from friends that IT folks are generally getting jobs. But it is only banking sector that is very bad. Which IT areas are in bad shape?
Have the salaries gone down?
Also check out this article
life-on-severance-comfort-then-crisis.html: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108129/life-on-severance-comfort-then-crisis.html?mod=career-salary_negotiation)
How has it affected your finances
How has it affected your jobsearch, promotions and bonus
How is IT sector doing these days. I am hearing from friends that IT folks are generally getting jobs. But it is only banking sector that is very bad. Which IT areas are in bad shape?
Have the salaries gone down?
Also check out this article
life-on-severance-comfort-then-crisis.html: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108129/life-on-severance-comfort-then-crisis.html?mod=career-salary_negotiation)
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04-29 10:48 PM
Do as the title suggests.
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vedicman
06-25 11:33 AM
5 more Representatives co-sponsor for CIR ASAP of 2009 bringing it to 102 sponsors.
However, unless the Senate moves on Immigration .. nothing will happen in the House.
However, unless the Senate moves on Immigration .. nothing will happen in the House.
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ysramu
01-02 02:58 PM
Thank you. It initiates another lengthy process & fight with employer.
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08-20 08:12 AM
The Applicant should sign the forms and if he uses any Attorney or Paralegal they have to sign the G-28 form and also on the other forms submitted.
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Sumedha_inCal
05-04 02:38 PM
Dear All,
I have a question regarding the H1b visa quotas.
The USCIS website stated on April 20th that they are still accepting applications as the H1 quota of 65000+ 20000(Masters) was not full.
Does anyone have any information about the latest news in this regard?
Has the cap been met or are they still accepting applications?
Thank you all.
I have a question regarding the H1b visa quotas.
The USCIS website stated on April 20th that they are still accepting applications as the H1 quota of 65000+ 20000(Masters) was not full.
Does anyone have any information about the latest news in this regard?
Has the cap been met or are they still accepting applications?
Thank you all.
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Oct007
10-19 03:09 PM
some one in other threads said a USCIS rep said walk ins are allowed in Wednesday.
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sanhari
11-19 04:36 PM
Legal immigrants and visa recapture in the dream act
"http://immigrationvoice.capwiz.com/immigrationvoice/issues/alert/?alertid=19787501"
"http://immigrationvoice.capwiz.com/immigrationvoice/issues/alert/?alertid=19787501"
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02-21 08:40 AM
[UPDATE: You can see the FOIA'd documents here.] The AP's Suzanne Gamboa has a great article describing how a program billed as voluntary for communties turned out to be impossible to get out of once a city has enrolled. Gamboa has reviewed internal documents sought in a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in New York, the National Day Labor Organizing Network and the Center for Constitutional Rights. ICE has opposed the release of the documents, but a New York judge ordered the information be released. Here are highlights from the AP piece:...
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jasmin45
07-31 08:43 PM
Can admins move this post to appropriate forum.. this is floating arould in September 13th rally one... should be in GC related forum.
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maacho
12-09 08:31 PM
Hi Does Anyone Know Whats Happening With The H1b Increase Or The Opt Period (29 Months) Increase????
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Ann Ruben
04-15 09:13 AM
The AC21 determination of whether a new job is in "the same or similar occupation" is made based on a comparison of the new job duties and those set forth on the original labor certification application. Job titles are not controlling. So, you need to have a copy of your original LC application and then compare the job description it contains to the duties of the new position.
Hope this helps,
Ann
Hope this helps,
Ann
debbie09
11-09 01:49 PM
Hi:
My full 6 years of H-1B expires in Jan 2010. My labor will be filed in Jan 2009. I would like to go back to school full time on F-1 in Fall 09. At that time, I would still have 5 months of H-1B time remaining plus a priority date. After I graduate, find a job on a new OPT, would it be enough time to start a new GC processing, without having to go back home for a year?
Thanks so much
Debbie
My full 6 years of H-1B expires in Jan 2010. My labor will be filed in Jan 2009. I would like to go back to school full time on F-1 in Fall 09. At that time, I would still have 5 months of H-1B time remaining plus a priority date. After I graduate, find a job on a new OPT, would it be enough time to start a new GC processing, without having to go back home for a year?
Thanks so much
Debbie
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