Congress halts Mexican trucks in U.S.
Funding bill includes measure killing controversial Bush project
Posted: March 11, 2009 By Jerome R. Corsi
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Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.
The $410 billion omnibus funding bill headed toward President Obama’s desk for signing contains a carefully worded measure that would shut down the Bush administration demonstration project allowing 100 Mexican trucking companies [...]
Labor and Business Spend Big on Looming Unionization Issue
President Obama’s Tuesday address to Congress was entirely about jump-starting the economy, but he didn’t even hint at a looming legislative battle between business and labor that both sides say could affect how quickly the country recovers.
The Employee Free Choice Act, also called card-check legislation by business groups, is an ideological bomb that’s about to [...]
Power Players: Appropriations Chair and Organized Labor Have Strong Union
Name: Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.)
Position: Being the leader of one of the most powerful congressional committees is not a new task for Obey, who first served as chair of the House Appropriations Committee in 1994. The Democrat was first assigned to the committee in 1969, when he was just 30 years old. He’ll continue to [...]