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  • Federal immigration bill introduced (gay partners)

    02/20/2009 8:04:30 AM PST · by AuntB · 16 replies · 690+ views
    WindyCityMedia ^ | Feb. 18, 2009 | Lisa Keen
    Saying that now there's a president in the White House who is not a “guaranteed veto” for the legislation, U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler reintroduced a bill Feb. 12 that seeks to enable gay Americans to sponsor their foreign same-sex partners for legal residency in the United States. U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy reintroduced the companion bill in the Senate. Speaking to reporters on a telephone conference call, Nadler said it would be hard to say what the “odds” are for the bill—the Uniting American Families Act”—to pass. Nadler's remarks to reporters were interrupted by a phone call from the White House...