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28 Senators Want Fed Minimum Wage Set At Zero
The contempt some Senate conservatives have for America's workers runs pretty deep. Filibustering a raise in the minimum wage wasn't enough for 28 Senators. Today, they tried to finish the job and completely abolish the federal minimum wage. Bob Geiger and the AFL-CIO...
Health Care Looms Large in Prez Primaries
The growing grassroots demand for affordable, accessible health care is sure to drive the presidential primaries. But it remains to be seen if candidates will respond with workable, comprehensive plans to match their urgent rhetoric. Rep. Dennis Kucinich is the only...
Show Them The Way
Yesterday, 43 Senate conservatives did the bidding of the business lobby and filibustered the House minimum wage bill. Why? Because they want to attach irresponsible business tax breaks to the bill. They want to further the phony notion that even the tiniest raise in...
The President's Delusions
Last night's State of the Union address revealed that the state of this president is still delusional. He can't level with the American people because he can't or won't recognize the reality that we face. The best part of the speech wasn't anything the president said....
Cheaper Health Care! Cleaner Energy! Just Another Bush SOTU
The White House has been previewing tonight's State of the Union address, leaking that Bush will offer plans for affordable health care and energy independence. Are these bold new initiatives? A change in policy course? A response to the public will? Not exactly. This...
State Of The Union: Deteriorating
Tomorrow night, President Bush will tell Americans that the state of our union is strong. He'll celebrate a growing economy, enjoying rising productivity, rising profits, more jobs and record home ownership. He'll stand as commander in chief of the most powerful...
First 100 Hours Finishes 58 Hours Early
Today, the House passed the CLEAN Energy Act, 264-163, with 36 Republicans crossing party lines to support the bill, and only 4 Dems voting against. And yesterday, the College Student Relief Act passed 356-71, with 124 Republicans crossing over. That completes the...
Both Parties Feeling The Fair Trade Mandate
David Sirota flags this Miami Herald story: ...the Bush administration has told Peru and Colombia that their free-trade agreements with the United States will need ''substantive adjustments'' to secure Congressional approval. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John K....
Take Big Oil Off The Public Dole
Jerome Ringo, president of the Apollo Alliance, sent the following to supporters today: Tomorrow, the new House leaders will take on our Big Oil energy policy. They will take a long overdue first step toward real, sustainable energy independence. And the best part: it...
Dirty Wage Bill Gets A Little Cleaner
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus is still refusing to pass a "clean" minimum wage bill without business tax giveaways. But now he's looking to make a slight improvement to his dirty bill: paying for the revenue loss of wider business loopholes, by closing...
