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Obama pushes immigration reform and debt ceiling negotiations continue: the week ahead in Congress

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Both houses of Congress are back in session tomorrow. Senate Democrats are pushing to end subsidies to oil companies, while House Republicans look at reversing the moratorium on deep-water drilling. President Obama travels to Texas to seek support for immigration reform. Will Congress take up a plan to change the immigration system before the 2012 election? Also at the top of the agenda: debt ceiling negotiations. Here with a look at what's ahead on the legislative agenda is Politico senior editor David Mark.


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