by Bill Scher | Feb 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
ACTIVISM UPDATE: Senate expected to pass econ recovery Tuesday. House-Senate conference to iron out differences immediately follows. Phone calls to Congress for a "big and bold" bill will be critically important all week. Presidential Campaign for Economic Recovery In...
by Bill Scher | Feb 6, 2009 | Blog
Gangs are groups of hoodlums that commit crimes and terrorize neighborhoods. In the Senate, we have a Gang of Moderates, and they're a gang alright. A gang that is trying to commit crimes of humanity to the economic recovery bill. The Plum Line has the latest draft of...
by Bill Scher | Feb 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
Nearly 600,000 Jobs Lost in January ALERT: AM Labor Dept. reports massive job loss: "Nonfarm payroll employment fell sharply in January (-598,000 [jobs]) and the unemployment rate rose from 7.2 to 7.6 percent..." Robert Reich: "Senate Republicans and the Stimulus:...
by Bill Scher | Feb 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
ALERT 1: Final vote on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act could be today. Call your Senators at 1-866-544-7573 and demand immediate passage of a big and bold economic recovery bill. ALERT 2: New jobless claims jump more than expected to 626K The Majority Fights...
by Bill Scher | Feb 4, 2009 | Blog
Something tells me President Barack Obama has had it with the free ride that fact-challenged conservative obstructionists have been getting lately. In remarks earlier today, the President reminded the conservative minority that the the election was a public rejection...
