President Obama recently mentioned plans for holding a White House meeting to discuss proceeding with immigration reform legislation. And now he is keeping that promise by setting June 8th, just three weeks from now, to hold the meeting.
According to Politico:
"The meeting will be an opportunity to launch a policy conversation that we hope will be able to start a debate that will take place in Congress later in the year," the official, who asked not to be named, said.
Asked if the session would be billed as a summit or a forum, like similar meetings on health care and fiscal responsibility earlier in the year, another official said, "This isn’t a forum or a summit with outside groups, this is solely a meeting with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the issue."
Another aide said about possible labels for the meeting: "I don't know that we're going to brand this in any particular way."
"Just saw the website of OH Law firm and happy to note that
the Nurse Bill has finally been reintroduced as you were mentioning. Long way to go. However, will appreciate a blog from you on your thoughts and chances of bill passing through
and little details about the cosponsors."
Cuts in education including nursing education as a result of massive cuts in state budgets due to recession will lead to even more nursing shortage and force the congress's hands. These cuts in education spending including spending on nurses education is beyond Obama's control as most of the education is at the state level. Either congress raises the nursing visa limits or the health care industry including the unions will face lawsuits as a result of fatatlities that will occur due to the shortage of nurses. The antis are now keeping quiet about educating Americans...they will be back when the congress increases nursing quotas.
Posted by: George Chell | May 21, 2009 at 04:46 AM
Hi Greg
Just saw the website of OH Law firm and happy to note that
the Nurse Bill has finally been reintroduced as you were mentioning. Long way to go. However, will appreciate a blog from you on your thoughts and chances of bill passing through
and little details about the cosponsors. Thanks
Posted by: Kavitha | May 21, 2009 at 04:39 AM
Hello Greg,
Any development on Nurse Bill?
Posted by: Kavitha | May 21, 2009 at 02:47 AM
i thought it was before easter then after easter and then sometime this may but now it's june? any idea of the cause of delay?
Posted by: rm | May 20, 2009 at 11:50 PM
Related :
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090520/ap_on_go_co/us_border_security_6
Posted by: gg | May 20, 2009 at 02:31 PM