Archive for July, 2009

MIKULSKI ANNOUNCES STEP FORWARD IN FIGHT TO PUT FUNDS IN THE FEDERAL CHECKBOOK FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE TRAINING IN MARYLAND

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 28, 2009
CONTACT: […]

From the White House: CEA Releases Report on the Economic Effects of Health Care Reform on Small Businesses and Their Employees

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_____________________________
July 24, 2009
CEA Releases Report on the Economic Effects of Health Care Reform on Small Businesses and Their Employees
WASHINGTON, DC – The Council of Economic Advisers released a report today that examines the challenges currently faced by smaller firms in the health insurance market and the likely impacts of […]

1 percenters enjoy unprecedented protection

Friday, July 24th, 2009

1 percenters enjoy unprecedented protection
by David Sirota • July 24, 2009
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090724/COLUMNISTS91/907240312
Here’s a truism: The wealthiest 1 percent have never had it so good.
According to government figures, 1 percenters’ share of America’s total income is the highest it’s been since 1929, and their tax rates are the lowest they’ve faced in two decades. Through bonuses, […]

Kratovil: “Getting this right is more important than getting this done by an artificial deadline.”

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Official Statement of Rep. Kratovil Regarding President Obama’s Healthcare Press Conference
Kratovil: “Getting this right is more important than getting this done by an artificial deadline.”
Date: 7-23-09 – For Immediate Release
Contact: Kevin Lawlor, 202 225 5311
Washington, DC – Rep. Frank Kratovil released the following statement in regard to President Obama’s press conference held last night […]

Democrats Drop Key Part of Bill to Assist Unions

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Democrats Drop Key Part of Bill to Assist Unions
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Published: July 16, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/business/17union.html?_r=2&th&emc=th
A half-dozen senators friendly to labor have decided to drop a central provision of a bill that would have made it easier to organize workers.
The so-called card-check provision — which senators decided to scrap to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes […]

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Thursday, July 9th, 2009

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Comptroller, Ocean City Mayor Walk Boards, Talk Business

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Comptroller, Mayor Walk Boards, Talk Business
By Bryan Russo,
The Dispatch Staff Writer
July 3, 2009
OCEAN CITY - What some might have viewed as a simple public relations type photo opportunity might just turn into something beneficial for the town of Ocean City.
On Monday, Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot and Mayor Rick Meehan took a stroll of […]

HELP Is on the Way

Monday, July 6th, 2009

HELP Is on the Way
By PAUL KRUGMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/opinion/06krugman.html?_r=1&hpw
The Congressional Budget Office has looked at the future of American health insurance, and it works.
A few weeks ago there was a furor when the budget office “scored” two incomplete Senate health reform proposals — that is, estimated their costs and likely impacts over the next 10 years. […]

Whose Country is it anyway? A political-economic oligarchy has taken over the United States of America

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Whose Country is it anyway? A political-economic oligarchy has taken over the United States of America
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=KOZ20090704&articleId=14226
by Prof. John Kozy
A political-economic oligarchy has taken over the United States of America. This oligarchy has institutionalized a body of law that protects businesses at the expense of not only the common people but the nation itself.
CNN interviewed a […]

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Friday, July 3rd, 2009

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