by Bill Scher | Apr 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Dems Pledge To Keep Up Minimum Wage Fight After GOP filibuster, Dems says minimum wage battle is not over. The Hill: "In a 54-42 tally, Democrats fell well short of the 60 votes necessary to end debate. Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.) was the only Republican senator to vote...
by Bill Scher | Apr 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Final Obamacare Signup Surge Obamacare exchange signups may hit 7M. AP: "... President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was on track to sign up more than 7 million Americans for health insurance on deadline day Monday, government officials told The Associated Press...
by Bill Scher | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Enrollment Spike Before Obamacare Deadline Today Exchange signups may hit 7M. Bloomberg: "The government last week said 6 million Americans had enrolled by March 27 and about 1 million people a day were visiting healthcare.gov. The sign-ups met a mark set by the...
by Bill Scher | Mar 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Senate Set To Pass Unemployment Insurance Extension Big bipartisan vote ends Senate filibuster of jobless aid. The Hill: "The Senate voted 65-34 Thursday to advance legislation that would restore federal unemployment benefits ... Action in the House appears unlikely,...
by Bill Scher | Mar 28, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Unemployment Benefits
When Speaker John Boehner really wants to get something done, he gets it done. If Congress did not act before Tuesday, doctors would face a 24 percent cut in their Medicare reimbursement rates. With the Senate yet to act, Boehner did not have any time to spare. But...
