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WASHINGTON -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), favorably reported two bills unanimously today. The subcommittee approved H.R. 5539, the Congressional Review Act Improvement Act, sponsored by subcommittee chairwoman Rep. Linda Sánchez, and H.R. 4044, the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008, sponsored by Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA).
WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Lakewood), Co-Chair of the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus, gave the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives today in honor of Workers Memorial Day. Worker's Memorial Day, which coincides with the anniversary of the creation of OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, commemorates all workers who were killed, inured, or made ill on the job each year.
"I rise this morning to honor the thousands of American workers injured, sickened, and killed each year in this nation.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-Lakewood) introduced the "Pathways Advancing Career Training Act" today to help unemployed and underemployed women gain access to training for good jobs that can support a family.
WASHINGTON, DC -- The House Judiciary Committee today unanimously passed Congresswoman Linda Sánchez' (D-Lakewood) bill, the Professional Athlete Immigration Act (H.R. 5060). The bill allows professional athletes to extend their work visas, ensuring they can remain with their professional teams, and continue contributions to their surrounding communities.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez issued the following statement today honoring the life and work of civil rights leader and labor organizer César Chávez.
"Today we celebrate the life and work of César Chávez. This day serves as a reminder that our country should be committed to the idea that every worker deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-Lakewood) welcomed today's unanimous passage of H.R. 5060, the Professional Athlete Immigration Act of 2008, in the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration. Congresswoman Sánchez, who serves on the subcommittee, authored the bill which allows professional athletes to extend their work visas.
“In response to the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon's executive dismissal of Independent Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, the independent counsel provisions were originally enacted as Title VI of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.