Seven senators did not vote, including presidential candidates Joe Biden (D-DE), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Chris Dodd (D-CT), John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL).
One example of such reform is the bipartisan Immigration Innovation Act introduced on January 29 by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.).
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Charles Schumer (D-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Chris Cox (R-CA), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Bob McEwen (R-OH) -- among others -- part of any consultations in which he may engage with Congress.
The SMART Act, introduced by Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Chris Coons (D-DE), is better because it would create a new temporary visa for STEM graduates without eliminating any other green card categories.
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Instead, it turned into a fireworks display between Rep. Chris Shays, R-Conn.
Advocates of a lasting moratorium should rally behind a bill introduced by Representative Chris Cox (R-Calif.) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that makes the moratorium permanent.
"What happened in Kenya strikes me as very likely to happen in Pakistan, and I don't know how we respond to it, " said Rep. Chris Shays, R-Connecticut.
She and Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, introduced legislation virtually identical to McCain's Senate proposal, which could speed up the lawmaking process by allowing simultaneous debate in both houses.
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Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.), armed with audio tapes from the speaker's college course, told his colleagues the tapes were proof Gingrich had not been involved in partisan activities.
The Startup Act 2.0 originated by Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) and now joined by Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will be the hot topic Jan. 2013.
Rep. Chris Smith, (R-NJ) contends that deaths from the drug are being underreported.
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