Category Archives: Senate

Senate votes down House disaster aid bill

By doris | Published: September 23, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Friday to reject House-passed legislation to extend disaster aid and government funding, setting up an impasse that could threaten a government shutdown. The Senate voted, 59-36, to table the $3.7 billion disaster and stopgap spending bill to keep the government running past next Friday, effectively rejecting [...]

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Ohio state Senate passes bill to curtail collective bargaining

By doris | Published: March 2, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The Ohio state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would curb the collective bargaining rights of public workers and strip away their power to strike. Lawmakers approved the measure by a count of 17 to 16, with six Republicans voting in opposition. The bill, known as Senate Bill 5, [...]

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Jobless benefits to expire as Senate recesses

By doris | Published: May 29, 2010

Full Story atmoney.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — For the nation’s unemployed, here we go again. The House voted Friday to extend the deadline to file for federal unemployment benefits, but not before the Senate recessed for a week-long Memorial Day break. So jobless Americans will start running out of benefits after June 2.

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Kennedy was determined to make ‘good ending’

By doris | Published: August 27, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The once-indefatigable Ted Kennedy was in a wheelchair at the end, struggling to speak and sapped of his energy. But from the time his brain cancer was diagnosed 15 months ago, he spoke of having a “good ending for myself,” in whatever time he had left, and by every [...]

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Senate Considers Federal Tax On Soda

By doris | Published: May 13, 2009

Full Story At  CBS News The Senate Finance Committee today is hearing proposals on how to pay for President Obama’s proposed universal health care plan, which is expected to cost more than $1 trillion. Among the proposals, as Consumer Affairs reports: A three-cent tax on sodas as well as other sugary drinks, including energy and [...]

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The Senate Has Passed The Stimulus Bill. Now What?

By doris | Published: February 11, 2009

Full Story At  Political Hotsheet cbsnews.com The Senate just passed its version of the Obama administration-backed economic stimulus package, by a vote of 61 to 37. The price tag is $838 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The House passed its own version of the bill on January 28th, at a price tag of [...]

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Obama Tax Cuts Move Forward In Congress

By doris | Published: January 23, 2009

Full Storly At  CBS News (AP) Economic stimulus legislation at the heart of President Barack Obama’s recovery plan advanced in Congress Thursday over the persistent opposition of Republicans seeking deeper tax cuts than the administration and its Democratic allies favor. “We are very pleased with the progress,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after $275 billion [...]

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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act benefits everyone

By doris | Published: January 22, 2009

Equal pay for equal work is good. But when everyone gets a cost of living increase in mim. wage and they forget about the people that have worked for raises , they do not get a cost of living raise. I used to make about $2.00 over mim. wage and worked very hard for it. [...]

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