Follow up to Frank Announces House Offer to Base Text on Private Funds, Credit Rating Agencies, Thrifts and Insurance, this new announcement: “Chairman Frank, on behalf of the House conferees, released the House offer on the titles listed below. The issues will be subject to debate when the House-Senate Conference Committee convenes in room 2128… Continue Reading
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Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury Issue Regulation on "Grandfathered" Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act
News release: “The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury today issued a new regulation that makes good on President Obamas promise that Americans who like their health plan can keep it. The new regulation protects the ability of individuals and businesses to keep their current plan while providing important consumer protections… Continue Reading
Frank Announces House Offer to Base Text on Private Funds, Credit Rating Agencies, Thrifts and Insurance
News release: “Chairman Frank, on behalf of the House conferees, released the House offer on the titles listed below. The issues will be subject to debate when the House-Senate Conference Committee convenes June 15, 2010. The issues for tomorrows offer: Title 4 of base text: Private Funds Title 9, subtitle C of base text: credit… Continue Reading
BP Responds to Admiral's Call for Fast Implementation of New Safety and Redundancy Plans
Follow up to posting, Coast Guard R. Admiral Gives BP 48 Hours to Identify Leak Containment Capacity, this new letter inclusive of graphs, from BP responding to the Admiral’s directive that “sets out the plans for rebuilding additional capacity and redundancy for the containment of oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill…” See also this… Continue Reading
The Future of Children: Princeton-Brookings Report
Transition to Adulthood The Future of Children, Vol. 20, No. 1, Spring 2010, Vol. 20, No. 1, Spring 2010. A Collaboration of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution. “Todays young people are taking longer to leave home, attain economic independence, and form families of their… Continue Reading
White House Letter to Congressional Leaders Requests $50 Billion in Emergency Aid
In his letter to bi-partisan Congressional leadership President Obama highlights “the devastating economic impact of budget cuts at the state and local levels that are leading to massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters.” Je goes on to request support for his small business legislation that “includes a new lending initiative to help creditworthy firms… Continue Reading
WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010
News release: “Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, introduced H.R. 5498, The WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010. This legislation will make progress toward implementing the recommendations of the WMD Commission and will improve U.S. efforts to prevent, deter, detect, and respond… Continue Reading
ACLU Marks 47th Anniversary Of Equal Pay Act With Call To Pass Paycheck Fairness Act
News release: “The American Civil Liberties Union marks the 47th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act with a call for the Senate to pass S. 182, the Paycheck Fairness Act. President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 into law 47 years ago Thursday, prohibiting wage discrimination based on sex. However, since… Continue Reading
Louisiana Lawmakers Add Time to Crimes Committed Using Internet Street Maps
ReadWriteWeb: “The state legislature in the U.S. state of Louisiana has passed a law adding extra time for committing a crime with an online map. Senate Bill 151 adds at least one year to the sentence of any criminal found guilty of using an “Internet, virtual, street-level map” like Google Maps with Street View to… Continue Reading
CBO: Strategies for Maintaining the Navys and Marine Corps Inventories of Fighter Aircraft
CBO Report – Strategies for Maintaining the Navys and Marine Corps Inventories of Fighter Aircraft, May 2010 “The United States Navy and Marine Corps operate a fleet of tactical fighter aircraft that provide air-to-air and air-to-ground combat capabilities. Although current procurement plans call for the purchase of about 700 new fighter aircraft over the next… Continue Reading
CBO: Health Costs and the Federal Budget
Health Costs and the Federal Budget, May 2010. CBO Director Doug Elmendorf’s presentation to the Institute of Medicine. “Rising health costs will put tremendous pressure on the federal budget during the next few decades and beyond. In CBOs judgment, the health legislation enacted earlier this year does not substantially diminish that pressure.” Continue Reading
CRS: Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this new CRS report, Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress, April 30, 2010 “During the past two decades, while U.S. oil imports and consumption have steadily risen, oil spill incidents and the volume of oil spilled have not followed… Continue Reading
