'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
The sequester is officially still several days away but the Obama administration is already making the first cuts, with officials confirming that the Homeland Security Department has released several hundred illegal immigrants from detention in order to save money.
House members on Tuesday rolled out the chamber's first piece of bipartisan gun legislation since December's Connecticut school shootings, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor said he could envision strengthening federal background checks — two significant developments in a debate that has been left largely to the White House and the Democrat-controlled Senate.
While politicians dream of a blockbuster holiday shopping season that could blunt public fear of the "fiscal cliff," some creative rivalry is brewing among competitive retailers. "Violent shopping tactics" could await eager consumers in major cities, such as Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, warns Buy.com, a major online retail site.
Hampton Roads, the military-laden community on Virginia's southeastern shoreline, is drowning in advertising.
"I'd ask the president to put forth a specific, definitive alternative," said Mr. Rigell, who flew to the event with the president aboard Air Force One.
Illegal immigrants set free from detention centers as sequester approaches →
But Rep. E. Scott Rigell, the Virginia Republican whose district includes the shipyard, said the president has failed to offer a specific solution to the sequester.
Illegal immigrants set free from detention centers as sequester approaches →
