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Unemployment Insurance Extension Update
We’re doing something a little different this week. Last season, we examined S. 3706, the Americans Want to Work Act, which would have extended unemployment benefits. Since the House version of it failed to pass, the effort has been renewed … Continue reading
S02E06: H.J. Res. 44
This week’s summary takes a look at House Joint Resolution 44, the continuing resolution that funds the government through March 18th while Congress continues to negotiate the budget for FY2011. This budget fight is the hot topic in DC, seeing … Continue reading
Sponsor Special: Rep. DeLauro on National Infrastructure Development Bank Act
Today we roll out a new feature of the show, Sponsor Specials. Occasionally, we will sit down the sponsor of a bill so you can learn a little more straight from the source. For our first Sponsor Special, we sat … Continue reading
S01E05: H.R. 2521 – National Infrastructure Development Bank Act
Earlier this month, President Obama announced a proposal to create a a new government-owned corporation called the Infrastructure Bank. The initiative (at least the version introduced in Congress) would presumably reinvigorate the economy with infrastructure investments, by leveraging $25 billion … Continue reading
