Time is wasting. Its wednesday. We dont have any time to waste at all. Madaobjection. Mr. Sanders thank you. Madam president , let me begin by congratulating chloe kim, a firstgeneration american who won a gold medal for the United States in the womens halfpipe snowboarding event this week. Her father immigrated from south korea to the United States in 1982, became a dishwasher at a fast food restaurant, studied engineering at el ka meano Camino College and became an engineer. He worked as an engineer so he could support her endeavor. Congratulations to chloe and her entire family. You make the United States proud. Madam president , the whole debate that we are now undertaking over immigration and the dreamers has become somewhat personal for me because it has reminded me in a very strong way that i and my brother are first generation americans. We are the sons of an immigrant who came to this country at the age of 17 without a nickel in his pocket, a young man who was a high school
The absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. Cornyn mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we, we are. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , id ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , i have 11 requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. Theyve been approved by both the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , today a group led by chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, chairman grassley, formally introduced a bill to address the daca issue, the deferred action on childhood arrivals issue that weve heard so much about as well as Border Security. I think its a good starting point. Im proud to be a cosponsor of the legislation which is called the secure and succeed act. Perhaps the most i
Her father immigrated from south korea toro the United States in 1982, became a dishwasher at a fast food restaurant, studied engineering at El Camino College after working at low skilled jobs, and then became an engineer. He left his engineering job to support his daughters snowboarding ambitions so that he could drive her five and half hours to the mountain for training. Congratulations to chloe and to her entire family. You make the United States proud. Madam president , the whole debate that we are now undertaking over immigration, and the dreamers, has become somewhat personal to me because it has reminded me in a very strong way that i and my brother are firstgeneration americans. We are the sons of an immigrant who came to this country at the age of 17 without a nickel in his pocket. A young man who was a high schoolro dropout, who did not kw one word of english and who had no particular trade. And if you use go my brother and i and our families went to the small town that he ca
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Liberal studies and real estate certificates are among the most popular options for students at El Camino College, with steady numbers throughout the past six years. According to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Data Mart, real estate certificates increased in popularity the most, with 36 students earning it in 2022-2023, a 227% increase from.