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Charles Schumer said Friday that a Visa provision he's inked to the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill would permanently permit more than 10,000 Irish citizens into the U.S. annually, reversing an unintended effect of a decades-old law that stymied immigration from Ireland. The "Schumer E-3 Irish Visa" ... the objections of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to the Irish Visa provision, noting that Congress has created similar programs for other allies with strong cultural ties to the U.S., including Australia.and more »

RTObama tried to pass a shield law in his first year as president. It's hard to say whether such a law would be effective without seeing how it is written. The White House appears to be using Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., as its conduit to reviving the ...Obama's media shield law makes prosecuting journalists even easierRTSupport grows for journalist shield law after Justice Dept. snoops on The ...Washington TimesEDITORIAL: Government violated First Amendment with seizure of AP phone ...Glens Falls Post-StarTowanda Daily Reviewall 47 news articles »

Charles Schumer took the money while also calling for tighter IRS restrictions on tax-exempt groups like the ones the IRS has admitted it targeted. The NRCC, which promotes House GOP candidates, said it isn't calling on Republican lawmakers to give ...and more »

New York Senator Charles Schumer and Bennet will both attend the events, according to the invitation. Bay Area Democratic donors are being reminded in the invite that, with issues ranging from immigration to climate change and gun violence prevention ...

In a May 16 letter to Senator Charles Schumer, state bar president Seymour James Jr. expressed the organization's "full support" for "mandating that the Attorney General appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and mentally incompetent and ...

Charles Schumer told the graduates they were living in an age of remarkable technological change, and they were in a unique position to take it to new heights. “You know how to make the most of it,” Schumer said. “My advice to the class of 2013 is ...

Charles Schumer told the graduates they were living in an age of remarkable technological change, and they were in a unique position to take it to new heights. “You know how to make the most of it,” Schumer said. “My advice to the class of 2013 is ...

Charles Schumer took the money while also calling for tighter IRS restrictions on tax-exempt groups like the ones the IRS has admitted it targeted. The National Republican Congressional Committee, which promotes House GOP candidates, said it isn't ...and more »

New York's U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand made the announcement Friday. Schumer was an original sponsor of the legislation that led to the creation of this funding program for local governments and fire departments to help defray ...and more »

Charles Schumer took the money while also calling for tighter IRS restrictions on tax-exempt groups like the ones the IRS has admitted it targeted. The NRCC, which promotes House GOP candidates, said it isn't calling on Republican lawmakers to give ...and more »

Charles Schumer (D-New York), had sharp words for the president at the time. “The White House's opposition to the fundamental essence of this bill is an unexpected and significant setback. It will make it hard to pass this legislation,” the senator ...'Entirely appropriate' that Obama didn't know about AP probe, says CarneyMSNBCall 93 news articles »

Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., would also enable journalists to ask a federal judge to quash subpoenas for their phone records. In the IRS investigation, lawmakers would make a valuable legislative contribution by clarifying who qualifies for tax-exempt ...and more »

Last week, Senator Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., introduced the Patent Quality Improvement Act, which would allow retailers to ask the Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a post-grant review of a patent involved in litigation. And on Thursday ...

. Medha Chandorkar; in; Politics,; Legislation; 53 minutes ago. wikileaks, wouldnt, be, protected, by, charles, schumers, press,. WikiLeaks Wouldnt Be Protected By Charles Schumers ...After Attacking The AP, a Peace OfferingNew York Timesall 4 news articles »

It would provide key protections to let H-2B whistle-blowers stand up against employer abuse without fear of retaliation. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) responded with a clear show of bipartisan support for the amendment ...

Charles Schumer, D-NY., make his way from the U.S. Capitol to the Senate Subway on April 10, 2013. Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images. In the wake of the story this week that the Justice Department scooped up two months' worth of the ...

Center For American ProgressCharles Schumer (D-N.Y.), a member of the Gang of Eight, is trying to find a compromise on a package of tech industry-backed amendments by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). The amendments would ease the requirements that employers would have to follow ...Senate Immigration Bill Would Create $150 Million Slush Fund for Pro-Amnesty ...National Legal and Policy Centerall 52 news articles »

Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who has emerged as the intellectual and tactical leader of the Gang of Eight, said a reliable and affordable biometric system was not available and wouldn't be for years. "Every time it's been (tested), it's flopped," Schumer ...

Charles Schumer (D-N.Y), one of the senators crafting the immigration reform legislation, as quoted in the Hill. About the Author. Adam Mazmanian is a staff writer covering Congress, the FCC and other key agencies. Connect with him on Twitter: @thisismaz.and more »

What is really going on?Foster's Daily DemocratShaheen was among seven Democratic senators who sent the letter, including author Charles Schumer, partially in response to a March 2012 New York Times article addressing what has since turned into an FBI investigation of possible criminal wrongdoing ...Text of senators' letters to the IRSBend Bulletinall 13 news articles »

... and groups like the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) are hopeful the Senate bill will create a more permanent program. A provision added by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) would make 10,500 renewable visas available to Irish nationals each year.

ABC NewsAs a result, the agency faced pressure from top Democrats such as Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, New York Senator Charles Schumer and Max Baucus, who heads the Senate's tax-writing committee, to make sure the non-profit groups weren't exploiting a ...Senate Democrats demanded stricter IRS standards for tax-exempt groupsWashington Post (blog)Timeline: Events in US IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny scandalYahoo! Newsall 1,892 news articles »

Senator Charles Schumer (D, New York) says Lori Bresnahan would be alive today if the Syracuse Federal Probation did its job properly. Schumer told CNY Central that he is now calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to do a full-scale investigation ...and more »

U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at a news conference on immigration reform (Credit: Getty) ...

Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Al Franken, D-Minn., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. February 2012. Dear Commissioner Shulman: We write to inquire if the Internal ...and more »