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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 21, 2013

It's a bill that would provide a pathway to earned citizenship for the 11 million individuals who are in this country illegally.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 21, 2013

That's what comprehensive immigration reform looks like: stronger enforcement, a smarter legal immigration system, a pathway to earned citizenship.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 21, 2013

We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants—a place enriched by the contributions of people from all over the world—and stronger for it.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 21, 2013

Reforming our immigration system would reduce our deficits by almost a trillion dollars over the next two decades.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 21, 2013

It's a bill that would continue to strengthen security at our borders and hold employers more accountable if they knowingly hire undocumented workers.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 21, 2013

This immigration bill would actually strengthen the long-term health and solvency of Social Security for future generations.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 21, 2013

Right now the United States Senate is debating a bipartisan, commonsense bill that'd be an important step toward fixing our broken immigration system.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 21, 2013

This bipartisan, commonsense bill will help the middle class grow our economy and shrink our deficits.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13466.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

I make this nomination confident that long after I've left office, our Nation's security will be in good hands with public servants like Jim Comey.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to these threats and maintain in force the measures taken to deal with that national emergency.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

We're also judged by our commitment to the Constitution that we've sworn to defend and to the values and civil liberties that we've pledged to protect.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

the existence and risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula...continue to constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

Countless Americans are alive today and our country is more secure because of the FBI's outstanding work under the leadership of Bob Mueller.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008, expanded in scope in Executive Order 13551 of August 30, 2010, and addressed further in Executive Order 13570 of April 18, 2011, is to continue in effect beyond…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

Caroline is respected around the world for her understanding of how the global economy works, her tireless efforts to promote strong, balanced and sustainable growth and her experience in managing international financial crises.

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Robin Kelly
@robinkelly· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of many Illinois residents and one in seven American families in opposing the $20.5 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in this year's FARRM Bill. I have always believed that…

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Jun 20, 2013

Madam Speaker, today I rise to speak out against the drastic cuts proposed to the SNAP program, a lifeline that millions of Americans rely on. The FARRM Bill being debated today would cut over $20 billion over 10 years from SNAP, a program…

Congressional Record · 2013-06-20