Napolitano: DOMA prevents us placing on-hold marriage-based green card applications for bi-national same-sex couples

Whilst the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) remains on the books the Obama administration is unable to place on hold marriage-based green card applications for bi-national same-sex couples stated Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano at a White House briefing. The Washington Blade reported that Napolitano asserted DHS can’t take such action, which could slow…

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Statements from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin on the passing of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop

Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop has died, Dartmouth College said Monday. He was 96. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement: I am deeply saddened by the passing of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Dr. Koop was a fearless public servant and a pioneering pediatric surgeon. I was honored to have…

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