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Surviving Spouses Against DeportationJuly 9, 2009 - THE HATCH AMENDMENT WHICH INCLUDES A FIX TO THE WIDOW PENALTY WAS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL! THANKS ARE DUE TO SENATOR HATCH, SENATOR NELSON, SENATOR MENENDEZ, AND SENATOR GILLIBRAND FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE! Now, the bill goes to the House for reconciliation between the House DHS appropriations bill and the Senate version. If passed by House and Senate, it then goes to the President for signature. Be prepared to respond to calls for advocacy when they come!
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http://ssad.org/legislation.html
This is really great news and it brings the surviving spouses one step closer to true closure. I've linked to the Surviving Spouses website, as this news hasn't been covered anywhere else. For those of you who are in the dark on the matter, here is my original post:
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/snake%20in%20the%20grass/3YouTube video of 60 Minutes report:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh0BdmlN8qsThanks to all and let's keep this running.
-Snake