Today the Chicago Tribune takes a closer look at The Employee Free Choice Act:
Organized labor helped elect Barack Obama and now eagerly awaits his promised support for its top priority—a bill that would make it easier to set up union locals...
The so-called card-check bill would not protect workers and it ...
Featured in tomorrow's Washington Times:
House Republican Leader John A. Boehner said Democrats' use of secret ballots to chose its leadership was ironic because the party wants to nix workers' rights to a secret voting in deciding whether to unionize.
"The secret ballot election is a cornerstone of our American democracy," Mr. ...
Today, House Republicans elected the following leaders for the 111th Congress:
• Republican Leader: Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
• Republican Whip: Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
• Conference Chairman: Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
• Policy Committee Chairman: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI)
• Conference Vice-Chair: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
• Conference Secretary: Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
• NRCC ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/06/AR2008110602568.html
While Republicans are disappointed by Tuesday's results, we respect the American people's decision and pledge to work with President-elect Barack Obama when it is in the best interest of our nation. Some Democrats and pundits may want to read Tuesday's results as a repudiation of conservatism -- a sign that ...
Below you will find “Spreading Your Wealth Around,” a brief report produced by House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) with the help of House GOP committee ranking members and staff. The document offers a representative sample (by no means an exhaustive list) of real bills and resolutions proposed by Democrats ...
The below letter from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was sent to congressional leaders this evening certifying that the net cost of the new version of the economic rescue bill is “likely to be substantially less than $700 billion.”
PDF version here
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The letter displayed below is from the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) certifying that the new version of the economic rescue bill will cost "considerably less than $700 billion." The letter was sent by OMB Director Jim Nussle to House Republican Leader John Boehner this evening.
PDF version here
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