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Two More House Members Cosponsor the SAVE Act

Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 10:08 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

On September 8, Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Don Cazayoux (D-LA) cosponsored the SAVE Act. This brings the total number of cosponsors in the House and Senate to 169. Rep. Smith has a career “C-” NumbersUSA immigration reduction grade, although he has scored a “C“ more recently. Rep.

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Rep. Johnson of Illinois Signs SAVE Act Discharge Petition

Thursday, June 26, 2008, 12:18 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

On June 25, Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-Ill.) signed the Discharge Petition for the SAVE Act. This brings the total number of discharge petition signers to 190, just 28 shy of the 218 needed to force a floor vote on the bill. Rep. Johnson has a career "B" grade from Americans for Better Immigration.

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Rep. Young of Florida Cosponsors SAVE Act

Thursday, June 5, 2008, 5:06 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Rep. Young meets a Vietnam veteran
On June 5th, Rep. Bill Young (R-Fl.) cosponsored the SAVE Act. This brings the number of cosponsors to 165. Rep. Young has a career B immigration grade.

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Hearing Stacked With Anti-Verification Witnesses

Friday, May 9, 2008, 1:27 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Michael R. McNulty
The House Democratic leadership continued its assault on immigration enforcement at a May 6 House Ways & Means Subcommittee hearing on the SAVE Act (H.R. 4088).

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More Members Sign SAVE Act

Updated Friday, January 4, 2008, 12:46 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

(Updated on Feb. 29, 2008) Rep. Heath Shuler’s (D-N.C.) SAVE Act (Secure America with Verification Enforcement [H.R. 4088]) now has 148 bipartisan signers. The SAVE Act will require all employers to use the electronic verification system to keep illegal aliens out of U.S. jobs.

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Rep. Turner of Ohio Cosponsors SAVE Act

Saturday, July 26, 2008, 9:07 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

On July 24, Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) cosponsored the SAVE Act. This brings the number of cosponsors to 167. Rep. Turner has a career “C” grade from Americans for Better Immigration, although he has scored an “A-“ during the 110th Congress.

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Business and Industry Council Endorses the SAVE Act

Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 12:34 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

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The U.S. Business and Industry Council today endorsed the SAVE Act, which is sponsored in the House by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and in the Senate by Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.). The following are excerpts from the Council’s endorsement letter:

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Rep. Scalise of Louisiana Signs SAVE Act Discharge Petition

Friday, May 30, 2008, 5:09 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Rep. Steve Scalise
On May 22, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) signed the discharge petition for the SAVE Act, just days after being sworn into office as a Member of Congress.

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Speaker Pelosi Poised to Give Millions of U.S. Jobs to Foreign Workers

Friday, March 7, 2008, 11:49 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
NumbersUSA's Capitol Hill Team is hearing numerous reports and seeing signs indicating that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is negotiating to give millions of American jobs to foreign workers.

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SAVE Act Introduced in the Senate

Updated Thursday, December 6, 2007, 3:55 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Last week two versions of Rep. Heath Shuler’s (D-N.C.) SAVE Act (Secure America with Verification Enforcement [H.R. 4088]) were introduced in the Senate by Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and David Vitter (R-La.). The Pryor/Landrieu bill is S. 2368 and Sen. Vitter's bill is S.

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