The House of Representatives authorized use of military force against Iraq in response to the invasion of Kuwait and United National Security Council Resolution 678
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In 1965, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, which eliminated restrictions racial, ethnic, and national origin restrictions on immigration and established priority immigration procedures for family reunification.
Sen. Rand Paul's motion to hold that the Senate cannot try an impeached official who is no longer in office was defeated 55-45. Most legal scholars agree such a trial is permissible.
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