Onmost, if not all, ofObama's top foreign-policyaction items, amorepowerful, lessaccommodatingCongress appears ready to throwadditionalroadblocksinhisway.
If the euro area's governments make a credible commitment to repair their finances over the medium term, Mr Trichet should in return offer them the reward of an accommodating monetary policy.
"The fact that only 400 have been able to make it through our process to be able to come to America... speaks volumes as to the need for us to find a policy that will be more accommodating, so that we can accomplish some of our responsibility here to help those that are in needs, " Cardin said.