This afternoon, Speaker Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders and Democratic Members of the House joined with representatives from Veterans’ Service Organizations including Joy Ilam from the Disabled American Vets, Timothy Tetz from the American Legion, Todd Powers from the Iraq and … Continue reading
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Tonight, the House passed the DREAM Act by a vote of 216-198: The DREAM Act is common-sense legislation to give hundreds of thousands of young people who call our nation home and strive to take part in the American dream … Continue reading
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Later tonight, the House will be voting on the DREAM Act—common-sense legislation to give students who grew up in the United States a chance to contribute to our country’s well-being by serving in the U.S. Armed Forces or pursuing a … Continue reading
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This afternoon, Speaker Pelosi signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act sending it to President Obama for his signature into law: This legislation dramatically increases access to nutritious meals, enhances the quality of meals children eat both in and out of … Continue reading
Today the House considered the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act which contains the most significant improvements to child nutrition programs in more than 30 years. The bill has two major goals: reducing childhood hunger and reducing childhood obesity. Both of these … Continue reading
This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report showing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has boosted real GDP by up to 4.5 percent in the second quarter of 2010, and increased the number of American jobs … Continue reading
A CNN poll released today shows a majority of Americans–60%–support the jobs legislation the House passed and President Obama signed into law yesterday. The fully paid-for legislation saves and creates 319,000 jobs, including 161,000 teachers, reduces the deficit by $1.4 … Continue reading
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This afternoon, the House passed the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act (HR 1586) by a vote of 247-161. Speaker Pelosi enrolled the bill this afternoon, sending it to President Obama for his signature into law: The bill saves and … Continue reading
Today, hours before the House voted 247-161 to pass a bill to create and save 319,000 American jobs, House Republican Leader John Boehner repeated his opposition to the bill, telling reporters that the states are on their own: “We are … Continue reading
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The fully-paid for legislation that reduces the deficit and closes loopholes that allow corporations to ship American jobs overseas is getting praise across the nation for keeping our children's teachers on the job. AP – Teachers hope $26M jobs bill … Continue reading
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