January 19, 2007
- CHN: Overwhelming Minimum Wage Victory In The House
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, H.R. 2, resoundingly passed the House with 82 Republicans joining all 233 Democrats in voting “yes.” The bill would raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $5.85 an hour beginning on the 60th day after the date it is signed into law. One year later it would Read More »
Posted in Military Spending Comments Off - CHN: Congress Works Out This Year’s Funding as February Deadline Looms
The 109th Congress creaked to an end without having approved most of the annual appropriations bills for the current fiscal year. Instead, they passed another temporary measure keeping bare minimum funding (or less) going through February 15. The 110th Congress is now at work on enacting a spending bill to last through next September 30, Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations Comments Off
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