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Legal scholars testified on the constitutionality of some of President Obama’s uses of executive branch powers. They focused on the administration’s one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act…

Representatives Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL). and Louie Gohmert (R-TX) testified on “stand your ground” self-protection laws. At the time 30 states had some type of “Stand Your…

The House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.

Democrats and Republicans from both Houses took part in a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute discussion on immigration reform. Senators from the bipartisan Gang of Eight talked about th…

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), the first Latino elected to the U.S. Congress from the Midwest, talked about his life as an American of Puerto Rican descent who went from cab driver to…

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) held a town hall meeting on the impact of immigration reform on women and girls. Panel discussion participants included women leaders from several servic…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Witnesses testified on the status of illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and the impact of immigration reform laws on the economy.

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) spoke about the passage of immigration reform legislation in the Senate and the prospects for passage in the House. He responded to telephone calls and e…

First votes expected: 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Last votes expected: evening. One Minute Speeches Begin consideration of H.R. 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 (Open Rul…

Witnesses testified on the current guest worker program in the U.S. agriculture industry and Representative Bob Goodlatte’s bill, the Agricultural Guestworker Act. Among the issues they disc…

Witnesses testified on the Legal Workforce Act which would expand the E-Verify system that allows businesses to determine the immigration status of employees.

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) talked about immigration legislation he drafted with a group of seven other House members. He also discussed the role he thinks President Obama should pl…

Robin Kelly was sworn in as the representative of the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois, making the whole number of the House to be 433.

Prominent local and national organizations joined community, labor and immigrant rights supporters in a “National Rally for Citizenship” on the West Lawn of the Capitol. Throughout the day, …

Tavis Smiley moderated a panel on the state of Latino America, focusing on issues of concern to the community, civil rights, and inequality. Among the topics they addressed were immigration …

John Morton testified about the release of more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from detention centers.

Witnesses testified on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify Program, an Internet-based tool that allows employers to determine the immigration status of its newly hired wo…

Witnesses resumed testifying on immigration reform proposals and what needed to be included in a comprehensive immigration bill.* There was a brief disturbance by protestors. The members of …

Witnesses testified on immigration reform proposals and what needed to be included in a comprehensive immigration bill. San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro emphasized the need to include a path …