Congress

                
  • Unions press Senate to back stimulus bill

    Unions press Senate to back stimulus bill

    February 4, 2009

    Reposted from Workday Minnesota WASHINGTON - Unions and their allies, working both through ground troops and over the air, are pushing senators of both parties to approve the giant economic stimulus bill now moving through Congress.

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  • Senate Dems flex legislative muscle on fair pay

    Senate Dems flex legislative muscle on fair pay

    January 30, 2009

    By a vote of 61 to 36 on Jan. 22, the Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and sent it to President Obama who plans to sign it into law. The bill will let...

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  • House passes economic recovery bill

    House passes economic recovery bill

    January 30, 2009

    Original source: Hoping to put the brakes on an economy spiraling downhill and out of control, the House today passed (244-188) an $825 billion economic recovery package that could create or save as many as 4...

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  • House set to vote on economic stimulus package

    House set to vote on economic stimulus package

    January 29, 2009 By Joe Sims

    With over 75,000 layoffs announced earlier in the week, the House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on a $825 billion economic stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, HR 1. The plan is...

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  • The iron fist in Texas is on his way out

    The iron fist in Texas is on his way out

    January 13, 2009 By James Thompson

    The iron fist in Texas is on his way out. No, not George Bush. Texas House Speaker Republican Tom Craddick has withdrawn his candidacy for a fourth term as Speaker of the Texas State House of...

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