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Stalemate Over FAA Leaves Bill Unsettled
House and Senate leaders are still at odds over labor provisions in a long-stalled FAA reauthorization bill, increasing the likelihood of another short-term legislative extension early next year to keep the agency functioning. Disputes over changes in union-organizing rules affecting airlines — combined with a holiday-shortened congressional calendar and distractions over the high-profile bill to extend …
Secret Service Seeks Funding for candidate Protection
Mark Sullivan, the Secret Service Director, is seeking millions of dollars extra, in funding, to protect the 2012 presidential candidates. All this, even though their budget is stuck in congress. The House has voted to give the Secret Service $113 million for fiscal 2012 to cover protective activities relating to the presidential campaign. And the …
House votes to kill preventive health fund
House Republicans in their attack on defunding the healthcare law, voted Wednesday to eliminate a section in the law providing $15 billion over the next decade on such preventive health care issues as fighting obesity, reducing smoking and promoting better nutrition. The Prevention and Public Health Fund, by Republicans was called a slush fund, for …
Gingrich says state bankruptcy bill imminent
Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrinch says that new legislation that would allow states to file bankruptcy is imminent, and most likely will be introduced by Congress within the next month. Although Gingrich who once was considered responsible for the “Republican Revolution” of the 1990’s, is no longer in office, he still has deep ties …
Angry with Governor Paterson? Get in line with Kennedys, Cuomos, Bloomberg
Written by Janet Everyone is upset over who Governor Paterson chose as the replacement to fill Hilary Clinton’s senate seat. The Kennedy family scolded Gov. Paterson Saturday night, criticizing his slipshod treatment of Caroline Kennedy and the airing of rumors about the Camelot daughter’s personal life. “Maybe [Paterson] was caught off guard by her decision, …
Who is Kirsten Gillibrand ?
Written by Janet Three years ago she was an unknown corporate lawyer. On Friday, she became a New York senator. Gillibrand was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Gov. David Paterson, a pick that elevates the two-term Democrat to the national political stage. She succeeds Hillary Clinton, who resigned after her appointment this week as …
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