Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Yesterday, lawmakers approved $838 billion plan on 61-37 vote, setting stage for what could be difficult negotiations to reconcile House and Senate versions. Story on MSNBC
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Vote looms on $827 billion proposal after three Republicans break ranks. With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats reached agreement with a small group of Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama’s plan for combatting the worst recession in decades. “The American people want us to work [...]
Senate Democrats reached an agreement with Republican moderates on Friday to pare a huge economic recovery measure, clearing the way for approval of a package that President Obama said was urgently needed in light of mounting job losses. The deal, announced on the Senate floor, was a result of two days of tense negotiations and [...]
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The House gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill extending health insurance to millions of low-income children, and President Obama signed it this afternoon, in the first of what he hopes will be many steps to guarantee coverage for all Americans. Story on NYTimes
Thursday, January 29, 2009
President Obama signed his first bill into law on Thursday, approving the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a law named for Ms. Ledbetter, fourth from left, an Alabama woman who at the end of a 19-year career as a supervisor in a tire factory complained that she had been paid less than men. he said [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night with spending increases and tax cuts at the heart of the young administration’s plan to revive a badly ailing economy. The White House-backed legislation includes an estimated $544 billion in federal spending and $275 [...]
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A Senate panel approved major portions of the Democrats’ “stimulus” bill on Tuesday over objections from Republicans that debate had been squelched and not even one hearing had been held on the topic. The appropriations bill also allocates approximately $49 billion in spending on energy provisions, including $40 billion going through the Department of Energy. [...]
President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order ending the ban on federal funds for international groups that promote or perform abortions, officials told The Associated Press on Friday. Story on USA Today
The House Ways and Means Committee has approved $275 billion in tax cuts The House Energy and Commerce Committee late Thursday approved a $2.8 billion program that would expand broadband service into underserved areas. It also approved various programs costing an estimated $27 billion to promote energy efficiency. On a key vote Democrats preserved a [...]
Thursday, January 22, 2009
It should come as a surprise to nobody that one of the first orders from the new preident is to order the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, and that so called “harsh interrogation techniques” (ie: torture) are banned. All overseas CIA prisons where suspected terrorists are held are also to be shut down. [...]
