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09-27 11:40 AM
Following Bush Over a Cliff (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/26/AR2007092602067.html) By David S. Broder (davidbroder@washpost.com) | Washington Post, September 27, 2007
The spectacle Tuesday of 151 House Republicans voting in lock step with the White House against expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was one of the more remarkable sights of the year. Rarely do you see so many politicians putting their careers in jeopardy.
The bill they opposed, at the urging of President Bush, commands healthy majorities in both the House and Senate but is headed for a veto because Bush objects to expanding this form of safety net for the children of the working poor. He has staked out that ground on his own, ignoring or rejecting the pleas of conservative senators such as Chuck Grassley and Orrin Hatch, who helped shape the compromise that the House approved and that the Senate endorsed.
SCHIP has been one of the most successful health-care measures created in the past decade. It was started in 1997 with support from both parties, in order to insure children in families with incomes too high to receive Medicaid but who could not afford private insurance.
The $40 billion spent on SCHIP in the past 10 years financed insurance for roughly 6.6 million youngsters a year. The money was distributed through the states, which were given considerable flexibility in designing their programs. The insurance came from private companies, at rates negotiated by the states.
Governors of both parties -- 43 of them, again including conservatives such as Sonny Perdue of Georgia -- have praised the program. And they endorsed the congressional decision to expand the coverage to an additional 4 million youngsters, at the cost of an additional $35 billion over the next five years. The bill would be financed by a 61-cents-a-pack increase in cigarette taxes. If ever there was a crowd-pleaser of a bill, this is it. Hundreds of organizations -- grass-roots groups ranging from AARP to United Way of America and the national YMCA -- have called on Bush to sign the bill. America's Health Insurance Plans, the largest insurance lobbying group, endorsed the bill on Monday.
But Bush insists that SCHIP is "an incremental step toward the goal of government-run health care for every American" -- an eventuality he is determined to prevent.
Bush's adamant stand may be peculiar to him, but the willingness of Republican legislators to line up with him is more significant. Bush does not have to face the voters again, but these men and women will be on the ballot in just over a year -- and their Democratic opponents will undoubtedly remind them of their votes.
Two of their smartest colleagues -- Heather Wilson of New Mexico and Ray LaHood of Illinois -- tried to steer House Republicans away from this political self-immolation, but they had minimal success. The combined influence of White House and congressional leadership -- and what I would have to call herd instinct -- prevailed.
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) argued that "rather than taking the opportunity to cover the children that cannot obtain coverage through Medicaid or the private marketplace, this bill uses these children as pawns in their cynical attempt to make millions of Americans completely reliant upon the government for their health-care needs."
In his new book, former Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan wrote that his fellow Republicans deserved to lose their congressional majority in 2006 because they let spending run out of control and turned a blind eye toward misbehavior by their own members. Now, those Republicans have given voters a fresh reason to question their priorities -- or their common sense.
Saying no to immigration reform and measures to shorten the war in Iraq may be politically defensible, because there are substantial constituencies who question the wisdom of those bills -- and who favor alternative policies. But the Bush administration's arguments against SCHIP -- the cost of the program and the financing -- sound hollow at a time when billions more are being spent in Iraq with no end in sight. Bush's alternative -- a change in the tax treatment of employer-financed health insurance -- has some real appeal, but it is an idea he let languish for months after offering it last winter. And, in the judgment of his fellow Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee, Bush's plan is too complex and controversial to be tied to the renewal of SCHIP.
This promised veto is a real poison pill for the GOP.
The spectacle Tuesday of 151 House Republicans voting in lock step with the White House against expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was one of the more remarkable sights of the year. Rarely do you see so many politicians putting their careers in jeopardy.
The bill they opposed, at the urging of President Bush, commands healthy majorities in both the House and Senate but is headed for a veto because Bush objects to expanding this form of safety net for the children of the working poor. He has staked out that ground on his own, ignoring or rejecting the pleas of conservative senators such as Chuck Grassley and Orrin Hatch, who helped shape the compromise that the House approved and that the Senate endorsed.
SCHIP has been one of the most successful health-care measures created in the past decade. It was started in 1997 with support from both parties, in order to insure children in families with incomes too high to receive Medicaid but who could not afford private insurance.
The $40 billion spent on SCHIP in the past 10 years financed insurance for roughly 6.6 million youngsters a year. The money was distributed through the states, which were given considerable flexibility in designing their programs. The insurance came from private companies, at rates negotiated by the states.
Governors of both parties -- 43 of them, again including conservatives such as Sonny Perdue of Georgia -- have praised the program. And they endorsed the congressional decision to expand the coverage to an additional 4 million youngsters, at the cost of an additional $35 billion over the next five years. The bill would be financed by a 61-cents-a-pack increase in cigarette taxes. If ever there was a crowd-pleaser of a bill, this is it. Hundreds of organizations -- grass-roots groups ranging from AARP to United Way of America and the national YMCA -- have called on Bush to sign the bill. America's Health Insurance Plans, the largest insurance lobbying group, endorsed the bill on Monday.
But Bush insists that SCHIP is "an incremental step toward the goal of government-run health care for every American" -- an eventuality he is determined to prevent.
Bush's adamant stand may be peculiar to him, but the willingness of Republican legislators to line up with him is more significant. Bush does not have to face the voters again, but these men and women will be on the ballot in just over a year -- and their Democratic opponents will undoubtedly remind them of their votes.
Two of their smartest colleagues -- Heather Wilson of New Mexico and Ray LaHood of Illinois -- tried to steer House Republicans away from this political self-immolation, but they had minimal success. The combined influence of White House and congressional leadership -- and what I would have to call herd instinct -- prevailed.
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) argued that "rather than taking the opportunity to cover the children that cannot obtain coverage through Medicaid or the private marketplace, this bill uses these children as pawns in their cynical attempt to make millions of Americans completely reliant upon the government for their health-care needs."
In his new book, former Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan wrote that his fellow Republicans deserved to lose their congressional majority in 2006 because they let spending run out of control and turned a blind eye toward misbehavior by their own members. Now, those Republicans have given voters a fresh reason to question their priorities -- or their common sense.
Saying no to immigration reform and measures to shorten the war in Iraq may be politically defensible, because there are substantial constituencies who question the wisdom of those bills -- and who favor alternative policies. But the Bush administration's arguments against SCHIP -- the cost of the program and the financing -- sound hollow at a time when billions more are being spent in Iraq with no end in sight. Bush's alternative -- a change in the tax treatment of employer-financed health insurance -- has some real appeal, but it is an idea he let languish for months after offering it last winter. And, in the judgment of his fellow Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee, Bush's plan is too complex and controversial to be tied to the renewal of SCHIP.
This promised veto is a real poison pill for the GOP.
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Dick Armey, former Republican House Majority Leader and one of the national leaders of the Tea Party activists, had some surprising comments on immigration. From the Arizona Daily Star: Republicans are alienating Hispanic voters with their rhetoric on the immigration issue, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey said Monday. 'These guys are trying to blow it,' Armey, a Texas Republican who now works closely with Tea Party activists, said at a National Press Club luncheon. Armey, one of the creators of the 'Contract with America' that launched the 1994 Republican revolution, says the party needs to be more careful when...
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mgakhar
04-03 08:16 PM
Hi All,
Im in the process of filing a new GC in EB2 category which eventually I will port to my older EB3 application. I wanted to find out if we need to do our Medical exam again during the I-485 stage?
Thanks,
M.
Im in the process of filing a new GC in EB2 category which eventually I will port to my older EB3 application. I wanted to find out if we need to do our Medical exam again during the I-485 stage?
Thanks,
M.
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10-30 06:24 PM
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sandeepdream
05-14 11:19 PM
My wife has a valid H4 visa and she's currently in India as her company is applying for a fresh H1B visa for her. I'm currently in US on valid H1B visa till 7-Dec-2011.(Her H4 will also expire on the same date)
Qs: After getting the recipt for H1B application, can she travel on her H4 visa or does she have to wait till the approval\rejection of H1B?
Please note that this is not a case of H4 to H1 transfer.
Qs: After getting the recipt for H1B application, can she travel on her H4 visa or does she have to wait till the approval\rejection of H1B?
Please note that this is not a case of H4 to H1 transfer.
i4u
09-08 09:06 AM
True, the EB based categories are the ones mentioned whenever the benefits of having immigration is discussed, but when it comes to actions, we are the last category to get solutions :eek:
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10-23 03:08 PM
I'm waiting from July 9th.
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sk.aggarwal
06-07 11:00 AM
Where can i get photos for the Canadian visa. they have different specs. from the US pp photograph. I have already checked- Costco, USPS and the other stores.
I plan to call Sears tomorrow.
any helps is appreciated.
Thanks
I always take pics at home, adjust them at Passport photos for free - ePassportPhoto.com (http://www.epassportphoto.com/) and get the printout from one of the drug stores.
I plan to call Sears tomorrow.
any helps is appreciated.
Thanks
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cmatiazzo
05-12 02:46 PM
Hi Everybody!!
I am new at this site and I have a question!!
My lawyer submitted the ETA 9089 on Dec. 2007 , we've been checking the case # A-XXXXX-XXXXX and the only thing that shows is: PROCESSING...
Isnt supposed to be 30 days??
My situation is really bad because right now my driver license expired and I cant renew without an Immigration Case Number, but my process stil on DOL as "processing"
Any suggestion or Comments??
Thanks
I am new at this site and I have a question!!
My lawyer submitted the ETA 9089 on Dec. 2007 , we've been checking the case # A-XXXXX-XXXXX and the only thing that shows is: PROCESSING...
Isnt supposed to be 30 days??
My situation is really bad because right now my driver license expired and I cant renew without an Immigration Case Number, but my process stil on DOL as "processing"
Any suggestion or Comments??
Thanks
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Vagus
01-13 08:09 PM
Which service center did you apply? Was it renewal or first time application. My friend got it renewed from texas center in 57 days. Mine also pending for renewal in Nebraska center.
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pansworld
07-09 09:44 PM
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Now that we have media attention with USCIS we should start letting Congress know of our plight too. Vice President who I think is the chair of the senate and Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker.:D
Now that we have media attention with USCIS we should start letting Congress know of our plight too. Vice President who I think is the chair of the senate and Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker.:D
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fetch_gc
09-05 05:08 PM
No receipts for 485 pkg to NSC on July 16th,2007 at 11.16 am, signed by F.HEINAUER
Anybody in th same boat??
Thx
FETCH_GC
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Thx
FETCH_GC
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dodi
04-21 03:53 PM
Hi, I keep seeing people referring to their cover letter when they applied for green card.
I am applying for GC through marriage, (i-130 + I485). Is a cover letter required or recommended? What information should it contain??
Thank you so much!
Dodi
I am applying for GC through marriage, (i-130 + I485). Is a cover letter required or recommended? What information should it contain??
Thank you so much!
Dodi
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gc_buddy
03-26 07:22 PM
Hi All,
Can any one give me what is the usual time frame given to respond to an RFE for I 140. I have seen in various threads that it is usually 12 weeks.
On Feb 22nd, I got an RFE on my 140 and the letter reached attorney's office on Mar 6th. On the RFE letter, USCIS has asked to repsond by April 7th. That is hardly 6 weeks and 4 weeks from the data I recd the letter. Is this usual?
Can any one give me what is the usual time frame given to respond to an RFE for I 140. I have seen in various threads that it is usually 12 weeks.
On Feb 22nd, I got an RFE on my 140 and the letter reached attorney's office on Mar 6th. On the RFE letter, USCIS has asked to repsond by April 7th. That is hardly 6 weeks and 4 weeks from the data I recd the letter. Is this usual?
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iptel
04-03 02:22 PM
My Husband's I 140 got approved and his lawyer included my name as well in the I 140 application.
Can some one plss help me by letting me know if I can change to F1 for my further studies inspite of my name being included in the I 140 application
Plss let me know at the earliest possible as I need to apply for change of status before may....!!!!!
Mam,
This is wrong forum to discuss this issue. We are here to discuss the general issues faced by people for greencard.
Thanks
Can some one plss help me by letting me know if I can change to F1 for my further studies inspite of my name being included in the I 140 application
Plss let me know at the earliest possible as I need to apply for change of status before may....!!!!!
Mam,
This is wrong forum to discuss this issue. We are here to discuss the general issues faced by people for greencard.
Thanks
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utopia111
03-22 01:41 AM
Hi everyone, I applied for H1B last year and my employer said my application was not selected in lottery. This year a different employer is applying for my H1 and the lawyer today told me that I already have an approval and gave me a receipt no. When I checked its status online, its - 'Approval notice sent on 29th August 2007'.
I wonder how this lawyer is saying this is my approval, eventhough I was told by my employer last year that I didn't made through lottery. And now this lawyer is asking for the copy of that approval which I am not at all aware of. If I knew I already have the approval I wouldn't be applying again this year.
How did this lawyer found out about my approval receipt? Is there a provision for them to check? Will it be illegal if my application goes again, with an existing approval. I have never been to USA.
Please suggest, what should I do.
I wonder how this lawyer is saying this is my approval, eventhough I was told by my employer last year that I didn't made through lottery. And now this lawyer is asking for the copy of that approval which I am not at all aware of. If I knew I already have the approval I wouldn't be applying again this year.
How did this lawyer found out about my approval receipt? Is there a provision for them to check? Will it be illegal if my application goes again, with an existing approval. I have never been to USA.
Please suggest, what should I do.
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05-07 10:47 AM
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akashintouch
03-07 10:07 AM
Normally when you Get an RFE there are very goodChances of getting your Application processed pretty soon
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validIV
04-30 10:33 AM
I believe some lawyers still do 245(i). The fee is $1k. Talk to an immigration lawyer or google "245 (i)"
sundarpn
07-01 01:44 AM
is it Ok to share copy of one's 140 or 485 document copies when checking into feasibility of AC21?
gps001
06-30 02:57 PM
Hi,
1. Valid H1-B stamping, expiring in 2010
2. Trying to renewe EAD/AP (Didn't use both until now).
3. Instructions of I-131 has the following statement
If you travel before the advance parole document is issued, your application will be deemed abandoned if:
A. You depart from the United States; or
B. The person seeking advance parole attempts to enter the United States before a decision is made on the application.
My question:
1. Does my applying for renewal of EAD and AP affect my travel?
Thanks.
1. Valid H1-B stamping, expiring in 2010
2. Trying to renewe EAD/AP (Didn't use both until now).
3. Instructions of I-131 has the following statement
If you travel before the advance parole document is issued, your application will be deemed abandoned if:
A. You depart from the United States; or
B. The person seeking advance parole attempts to enter the United States before a decision is made on the application.
My question:
1. Does my applying for renewal of EAD and AP affect my travel?
Thanks.
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