Instead of moving forward on the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that passed the Senate by a vote of 68 to 31, the House Judiciary Committee led by Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) passed a GOP version of the bill … Continue reading
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Today the House Judiciary Committee passed, on a partisan basis, a House Republican bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act that rolls back critical protections for America’s women. As Democratic staff for the Judiciary Committee explain: H.R. 4970, the “Violence … Continue reading
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Unless Congress acts, the interest rates on more than 7 million students will double to 6.8 percent on July 1st. Failure to act now will add $6.3 billion to students’ debt burden in one year alone. The doubling of loan … Continue reading
Today is Equal Pay Day–the day marking how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year. This gap costs women and their families $10,784 every year (median)–as … Continue reading
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The Department of Labor announced that the economy added 120,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 8.2 percent in March: With private businesses adding 121,000 jobs, this marks the 25th consecutive month of private sector job growth: Leader … Continue reading
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There have been troubling reports recently of employers asking for prospective employees’ personal passwords for social networking websites like Facebook during interviews: The Associated Press: When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience … Continue reading
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On the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Leader Pelosi published an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle on the importance of the legislation and how it’s already making our country healthier: The San Francisco Chronicle March 23, 2012 … Continue reading
Today, AARP CEO Barry Rand wrote to Members of Congress about the impact GOP Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget would have on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security beneficiaries–excerpts: …While the House Republican budget proposal offers ideas for confronting … Continue reading
This Friday marks the 2nd anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law. Health reform has been especially important to women–we often face higher health care costs than men and multiple other barriers to obtaining health insurance, … Continue reading
On March 23, 2010 President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. In the nearly two years since, Americans are already seeing lower costs & better coverage: 86 million Americans, including both seniors in Medicare and Americans under age … Continue reading