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Groups fight for favored provisions in immigration overhaul battle

Associations keenly interested in bills now winding through Congress Veteran lobbyist Michael Petricone says immigration is one of the few issues that the White House, Senate leadership and House leadership all want to see fixed. And so, even though Congress is best known for gridlock these days, Petricone—along with many other association executives—has high hopes that a comprehensive overhaul bill will be approved. "We've got momentum. We think something very positive is going to get done," said Petricone, senior vice president of government affairs for the Consumer Electronics Association. And unlike Congress' previous large-scale initiatives, such as the Affordable… Read More