CRS Report R40901 – Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress, November 05, 2009 “The 2004 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission) cited breakdowns in information sharing and the failure to fuse pertinent intelligence (i.e., “connecting the dots”) as key factors… Continue Reading
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CRS Report – Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation Spending During the Recession
Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation Spending During the Recession, Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, October 2, 2009 “A question that typically arises during congressional consideration of economic stimulus legislation is which approach produces the most bang for the buck. In the instant case, this means how many jobs might be supported by federal… Continue Reading
Sen. Dodd, Banking Committee Demcrats Release Draft of Comprehensive Financial Reform
Follow up to previous postings on the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, the following new documents released by Sen. Dodd via his press release: Discussion draft “To identify and address risks to the stability of the United States financial system through the establishment of the Agency for Financial Stability, to ensure the orderly… Continue Reading
House Report 111-330, to accompany H. Res. 903 RH
House Report 111-330, to accompany H. Res. 903 RH – The rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, contains a summary of the amendment, the Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act. Continue Reading
CRS Report: Health Reform and the 111th Congress
Health Reform and the 111th Congress, Hinda Chaikind, Specialist in Health Care Financing, October 14, 2009 The health reform debate in the 111th Congress has continued and expanded upon the work begun in the 110th Congress. On November 12, 2008, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Baucus, released a white paper detailing his… Continue Reading
WSJ – Health-Care Reform Proposals Comparison Chart
Follow up on previous postings on health care reform, from WSJ.com – Health-Care Reform Proposals – “Compare health-care legislation taking shape in the House and Senate as President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the system. Details are still being negotiated and any final health care bill would have to meld proposals from the House and… Continue Reading
CBO Cost Estimate for H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act November 6, 2009
H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act – November 6, 2009: Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on October 29, 2009 and incorporating the manager’s amendment from November 3, 2009 (updated to reflect enactment of H.R. 3548): “CBO and the staff of JCT now estimate that, on balance, the direct spending and revenue… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports: Income of Americans Aged 65 and Older, Systemic Risk and the Federal Reserve, Presidential Terms and Tenure
November 04, 2009 – Income of Americans Aged 65 and Older, 1968 to 2008 October 30, 2009 – Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R. 3962 / Note: related postings on H.R. 3962 October 28, 2009 – Systemic Risk and the Federal Reserve October 22, 2009 – Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2010 October 19, 2009… Continue Reading
Dept. of Transportation: Highway Investment Hits $20 Billion
News release: “The Federal Highway Administration crossed the $20 billion mark in approved obligations for highway, road and bridge projects this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. Of the $26.6 billion available for federal highway and bridge projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, more than 75 percent has now been obligated.”… Continue Reading
Review of HUDs Process for Monitoring Recipient Reporting for the Recovery Act of 2009
HUD OIG: Review of HUDs Process for Monitoring Recipient Reporting for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, October 30, 2009 “We audited HUD’s process for monitoring recipient reporting for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board), created by the Recovery Act, has required… Continue Reading
Analysis of Subsidies to and Payments by Enrollees in Insurance Exchanges Under the Affordable Health Care for America Act
CBO Analysis of Subsidies to and Payments by Enrollees in Insurance Exchanges Under the Affordable Health Care for America Act, November 2, 2009. Letter to the Honorable Charles B. Rangel “This letter responds to questions about the subsidies that enrollees would receive for premiums and cost sharing and the amounts that they would have to… Continue Reading
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Report on Obesity in America
“The country will never be able to contain rates of chronic diseases and health care costs until we find ways to keep Americans healthier. But right now, Americans are not as healthy as they could be or should be. Two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese. The childhood obesity epidemic is putting todays youth on… Continue Reading
