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Sen. Ben Nelson on vote against cloture: Buffett issue has nothing to do with it

A second financial reform cloture vote failed to proceed in the last 24 hours. At 4:30 PM on Tuesday, Senate Democrats could not bring in the 60 votes needed to overcome a mainly Republican filibuster halting debate on legislation that would regulate the banking industry. The motion failed 57 to 41. Senator Ben Nelson, Nebraska Democrat, voted with the GOP against cloture for a second time.

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Video: NRSC launches online video calling Dems 'Party of Wall Street'

The Financial Regulation Reform bills in the House and the Senate have Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill accusing each other of being too cozy with Wall Street financial firms. Launching a new ad on the topic on Sunday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee compiled a montage of TV clips to illustrate how the Democratic Party financially benefited from being too close to Wall Street firms.

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Dems look to alter filibuster rules

The Senate Rules Committee met on Thursday morning to examine the filibuster rules and decide whether or not it should be reformed. Senator Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat and Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, opened the hearing declaring, “filibusters and cloture motions have escalated in recent years to unprecedented levels.”

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The case for extending a helping hand

As you already know, this issue is an important one for me and one that reminds me of the struggles, pains and need to overcome obstacles as I experienced as an immigrant child. The struggles I saw my parents endure in the quest of experiencing a better life in the United States of America. Some people capitalize on the baseless allegation that HB 262 is unfriendly and mean-spirited. We all know, that all good things in life, those worth pursuing and fighting for are often unpleasant, often cause sadness but the end result is worthy. 

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Amnesty tax hike

Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, has highlighted the fiscal costs of illegal immigrants.  Mr. Smith spelled out illegal immigrants’ additional costs to American taxpayers, should Congress pass an amnesty bill, in a tax day blog.  Bottom line:  We’re talking untold billions of dollars!

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Louisiana news blog looks at possible assailant of Jindal aide

Allee Bautsch, a Louisiana GOP fundraiser for Gov. Bobby Jindal, was released from the hospital today. She and her boyfriend Joseph Brown endured an April 9 brutal attack by individuals outside of Brennan's, a restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter. Mr. Jindal's office released a statement today announcing Ms. Bautsch's release from the hospital.