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TANF Emergency Fund, Welfare-To-Work Program That Created 240,000 Jobs, Nears End
Advocates of a welfare-to-work program created by last year’s stimulus bill are calling on Congress not to jeopardize some 240,000 jobs by letting the program expire at the end of September.Republicans and a handful of moderate Senate Democrats blocked… Continue reading
Restoring Trust Is the First Step Forward to Heal from the Financial Crisis
Why did I vote for President Obama? I trusted him, and I still do. Why do so many Americans want Elizabeth Warren in a position of power and financial decision-making? Because they trust her to tell them the truth and do right by them. Why is the B… Continue reading
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Missing the Point
In December of 2006, I introduced the Healthy Americans Act to reform the nation’s health care system. Some on both sides of the aisle liked my bill, while others on both sides of the aisle did not. But the time has long since passed for debating the… Continue reading
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Sharron Angle Spokesperson Denies She Wanted To Withhold Aid From Hurricane Katrina Victims
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle is clarifying — but not backing down from — comments she made questioning the timing and composition of the aid package Congress passed five years ago for victims of Hurricane Katrina.In a statement to… Continue reading
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There Is Some Leadership at the FCC
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps has managed the art of saying much in a few words. His latest salvo came in a 245-word letter to the editor in the Washington Post, in which he not only savaged yet another misbegotten Washington Post … Continue reading
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New York Bagel Tax Has Residents Enraged
Back in July of this year, the New York State Senate passed a budget bill that included a “$1.60 hike of the states tax on cigarettes.” The move sent prices for cigarettes in New York City up to about $11 a pack, immediately creating an economic hards… Continue reading
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Pennies and Pounds: Congress Takes on Child Nutrition
Recently, the Senate passed the “Healthy, Hunger-free Kids Act,” a reauthorization of child nutrition legislation governing school food and related programs, such as WIC (Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children). Action by the House… Continue reading