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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 29 days ago
Hispanic Caucus Warns Obama On Immigration Language In Health Care Bill
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Roll Call is reporting (sub. req.) this morning that Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) is unhappy with potential language about illegal immigrants not being covered under the health care plan. The newspaper reports Velázquez warned President Obama yesterday ...
rollcall.com - 29 days ago
Hispanic Caucus Threatens to Block Health Bill Over Immigration Language
— rollcall.com — Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) warned President Barack Obama on Thursday that 20 members of... her caucus are prepared to vote against the House Democratic health care plan if language restricting the rights of illegal ... (more) Hispanic Caucus Threatens to Block Health Bill Over ...

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What's going on in the House?
Ezra Klein — ... Immigration may prove harder. The White House had a meeting with members of the Hispanic Caucus that does not look to have gone very well, with members of the caucus taking a hard line on the inclusion of illegal immigrants in the final bill. ...

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