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| Bad News for the Safe Staffing Legislation | | 2008-07-17 06:30:12 | | The Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee has released a gutted version of the Safe Staffing legislation which has undone all the compromises achieved in the House. I'm going to print the Mass. Nurses Association's press release in its entirety. You can still take action.(I must say that Bay State Medical Center and hospitals around the state have pulled out all the stops to defeat this legislation. the other day my senior aide showed me a letter she'd received from Bay State Medical that included four stamped postcards addressed to our area legislators in opposition to the Safe Staffing legislation. My senior aide is very old and if her health care provider tells her to do something, she will. A sleazy effort, I must say.) Nurses/Advocates Outraged by Senate Ways & Means Committee’s Gutting of Safe Staffing Bill, Which Will Codify Current Unsafe Conditions in Hospitals and Continue to Place Thousands of Patients in Jeopardy Measure Eliminates House Compromise Bil | | By: Michaelann Land | | |
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| Sen. Craig and Sen. Vitter Team Up on Marriage Legislation | | 2008-06-29 00:02:52 | | You may think by the title that this was a piece of fake news written for sheer irony and comedy. The fact is, Senator Larry (R-Idaho) and Senator David Vitter (R-Louisiana), have in fact teamed up to co-sponsor "The Marriage Protection Agreement" (S.J. Res. 43). Senator Vitter admitted to having extra marital affairs with a prostitute through the D.C. Madam scandal. Senator Craig’s famous bathroom incident in 2007 resulted his arrest for attempted lewd sexual conduct. Craig later plead guilty but tried to recant his guilty plea. Real life truly can be stranger than fiction. | | By: The Mersman Political Blog | | |
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| Home Information Packs Legislation | | 2008-06-28 11:19:30 | | Home Information Packs Legislation – Purpose
Home information packs Legislation was introduced by the government in an intention to improve home buying and selling process. The Home Information Packs Legislation has reduced the problem that would occur in the dealing to 30%. The Home Information Pack contains the relevant [...] | | By: home information packs uk | | |
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| English language legislation gathers steam across the USA | | 2008-06-19 09:18:51 | | USA Today - English as an official language has gained momentum as proponents keep going to the ballot box with measures that discourage bilingual ballots, notices and documents.
Thirty states now have laws specifying that official government communications be in English, says U.S. English, a group that promotes the laws. This year such bills are under [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Housing Stimulus Legislation | | 2008-06-16 13:50:59 | | As you probably know, Pulte Homes and the nations other big homebuilders have been working diligently with our elected leaders in Congress to pass legislation to help stabilize and stimulate the housing market. Both the House and Senate have considered... | | By: RE/MAX Las Vegas Real Estate Blog | | |
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| House acts to lower gas prices; Rothman-backed legislation passes by veto-proof majority to force Bush to suspend oil purchases for Strategic Reserve | | 2008-05-14 13:37:00 | | WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives last night passed legislation strongly supported by Congressman Steve Rothman, D-Fairlawn, that will lower record-high gas prices by suspending oil purchases for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) until the end of the year. This move could save Americans 5 to 24 cents a gallon. Yet, President Bush has ignored repeated pleas from both Democratic and Republican members of Congress to act.“Gas prices have more than doubled since George W. Bush took office, from a national average of $1.47 per gallon to an eye-popping $3.72 per gallon. American families and small business owners are being squeezed without mercy and all Bush seems to do is shrug,” Rothman said. “As president, he could have already suspended purchases for the reserve, putting 70,000 barrels of oil back on the market each day and relieving some of the upward pressure on prices. Now that both the Senate and House have passed legislation to do just that, with enough vot | | By: The Hudson Line Blog | | |
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| Minister receives threats after stripper legislation | | 2008-04-25 10:22:00 | | Security has been tightened around Immigration Minister Diane Finley following threats related to Conservative efforts to keep foreign strippers out of Canada.
Numerous threats, of an escalating nature, have been made against the minister in recent weeks, several sources told The Canadian Press.
The exact nature of the threats was not revealed, but sources say they are directly linked to Bill C | | By: News Alert | | |
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| Freedoms will be Lost Through Global Warming Legislation | | 2008-03-05 20:39:59 | | One of the issues I have been writing about is the fact that global warming is nothing but a tool to help restrict personal freedoms of the American people. I have written time and time again about how all of the so-called solutions to global warming involve Americans paying more taxes and the government expanding. [...] | | By: Wake Up America | | |
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| SHELL COMPANIES
CONTEMPLATED LEGISLATION AN ENCOURAGING SIGN | | 2008-02-22 15:02:59 | | Shell companies present a serious systemic vulnerability as a facilitation tool for fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing. I posted an article on the Counterterrorism Blog addressing the vulnerability of shell companies in April, 2007. Senator Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has drafted legislation intended to diminish the risk of misusing shell companies in furtherance of criminal activity, money laundering and terrorist financing. This is an...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| “Libel Terrorism” Legislation In The Works | | 2008-01-21 16:32:00 | | Today's ACTforAmerica e-letter brings word of some positive legislation in the works. With the recent disappointing ruling by a New York court that it can not protect American authors or journalists from overseas libel suits, it seems like MUCH needed legislation. S.6687 and A.9652, the "Libel Terrorism Protection Act" seeks to defend the First Amendment free speech rights of authors and journalists against foreign libel lawsuits. This legislation was spawned after a Saudi billionaire brought suit against a Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld for her book Funding Evil; How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It. In her book, Dr. Ehrenfeld named the billionaire as a financial supporter of terrorist organizations.It should be made known that the plaintiff, "Khalid Salim bin Mahfouz, has filed dozens of such lawsuits against American authors alleging libel and defamation of character. In numerous cases these lawsuits, clearly intended to intimidate and silence free speech and press rights, have led to | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
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| Study Says Energy Legislation Would Hurt Economy | | 2007-11-14 16:15:07 | | Energy legislation pending in Congress likely would have significant adverse effects on the economy and consumers – including nearly 5 million lost jobs and $1 trillion in lost economic output, according to a report released today by API.
The study, prepared by CRA International and commissioned by API, found that the combined effect of seven legislative proposals would restrict the supply of...
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| New Legislation for the Mortgage Industry | | 2007-10-10 14:07:44 | | So who’s to blame for the number of foreclosures, the number of families whose mortgage costs keep rising, and the housing bubble that seems to have popped?
As I read the following article, I was admittedly shocked to see that a mortgage broker is being partially blamed for the mess we seem to have gotten ourselves [...] | | By: Maxsell Real Estate | | |
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| New College Tax Credit Legislation Would Streamline Process, but Offer Little Aid to Students | | 2007-09-05 07:00:00 | | New bills in Congress would expand federal subsidies to higher education in a way that would likely help students little financially but would straighten out the current maze of federal subsidies, according to a new legislative analysis by the Tax Foundation. "Any parent knows putting a child through college is a complicated and costly venture," said Gerald Prante, the study's author. "New legislation to simplify the college tax credits should get an ‘A' for helping make the process a bit simpler. Sadly, however, that simplification won't mean dramatically more relief for students."In the new study, part of the Tax Foundation's Fiscal Fact series, Prante argues that the Emanuel-Camp-Bayh legislation does the most good by consolidating the three current tax provisions students and families can qualify for into one unified credit. The legislation would also bump the yearly tax relief cap up to $3,000 from the present $2,000 level. Prante notes, however, that | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| Upcoming legislation about removal of the mortgage interest deduction for homeowners with houses of more than 3,000 square feet of interior space-STOP THIS BILL! | | 2007-09-05 05:28:30 | | Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) is planning to introduce legislation that would eliminate mortgage interest deductions for homeowners whose home is larger than 3000 sq. ft.The reason behind this is that in order to discourage people from adding carbon emissions to the atmosphere, U.S. Government should penalize homeowners whose energy use is excessive due to the size of their residence. Yeah right, that’s all our real estate market needs, if this mindless piece of legislation passes, its effect on an already deeply troubled real estate and mortgage industry would be devastating. Mr. Dingles’ timing could not be worst.Furthermore, his argument is fundamentally flawed and for any type of building, including residences the question should be energy efficiency and not the size of a residence. A 4000 sq.ft. home could use less energy than a 2500 sq.ft. home if the larger home uses energy-efficient light bulbs, high grade insulation, energy saving appliances and air conditioning and infrared | | By: Las Vegas, Nevada Real Estate Agent’s Blog | | |
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| Spinal Muscular Atrophy Legislation Update | | 2007-08-16 06:57:07 | | Back in July, I wrote that spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) legislation was going to soon be introduced in Congress.
Prior to the August recess, legislation to enhance federal support for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) research was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressmen Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Eric Cantor (R-VA). The bill, H.R. 3334, [...] | | By: Highlight HEALTH | | |
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| Blogger Conference Call on Energy Legislation | | 2007-08-03 08:17:26 | | It has become apparent that energy independence can only be achieved by exploiting oil and natural gas. Renewable energy is simply not sufficient to supplement all of our energy needs. Sadly, big government with liberal backing has regulated us to the point where we now have to rely on foreign oil. There are plenty of oil resources in our own backyard, and it is time that liberals wake up and realize that this insanity needs to stop.As I have endorsed in the past, to ensure the future prosperity of this country, the energy industry must be entirely deregulated. Moreover, we must permit drilling in Alaska, the Pacific Ocean, and off the coast of Cuba. There is no question that China will be able to access the oil off the coast of Cuba, and we will have to pay to clean it up. If it is being exploited, we should be the exploiters.Furthermore, regulations do not benefit society. In fact, regulations only benefit the big oil corporations. They ensure that no small energy producers a | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
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| Democrats… investigations, not legislation. | | 2007-07-28 02:50:21 | | Chuck Schumer and Patrick Leahy outraged at Attorney General Gonzales, saying he possibly committed perjury. I remember when Clinton committed perjury and did so as well to the entire country and Schumer and Leahy made excuses for him. This sure seems like the Senators don’t believe in equal treatment under the law. [...] | | By: Forgot To Ask | | |
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| Senate Finance Committee Approves SCHIP Expansion Legislation That Would Increase Tobacco Tax | | 2007-07-20 15:00:00 | | Senate panel OKs $35B increase for kids' health care By Richard Wolf and David Jackson USA TODAY WASHINGTON — The biggest expansion of health insurance likely to emerge from Congress in the next two years cleared its first hurdle Thursday but remains on a collision course with President Bush's threatened veto.The Senate Finance Committee voted 17-4 for a five-year, $35 billion increase to the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which now enables health coverage for 6.6 million children. An estimated 3.2 million more uninsured people could be covered under the plan. It would be paid for by raising the 39-cent federal tax on a pack of cigarettes to $1. The plan attracted six of the panel's 10 Republicans, along with all 11 Democrats. Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, confidently predicted Senate passage before Congress adjourns for its August recess. "It's clear to me this will not be filibustered" or blocked by Republicans, he said.Abridged read it all he | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
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| California Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Protect Elderly Californians from Financial Fraud and Abuse | | 2007-07-19 14:00:00 | | With more aging Americans calling California home than any other state in the nation, California Governor Schwarzenegger today signed legislation to help protect elders from fraud and abuse.“Public safety is government’s primary responsibility. We must do whatever possible to prevent unscrupulous individuals from taking advantage of older Californians. These new bills will help strengthen laws to protect aging Californians and ensure families can seek justice if their loved one is a victim of abuse,” said Gov. Schwarzenegger.The bills signed today are:SB 183 by Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) - Elderly and dependent adults: civil actions. This measure allows heirs to continue legal action after the death of an elder or dependent adult.SB 611 by Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) - Financial abuse of elder and dependent adults. This bill gives judges additional tools to provide restitution to elders and dependent adults who are victims of financial abuse.Last year, Gov | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
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| Spinal Muscular Atrophy Legislation to be Introduced in Congress | | 2007-07-13 17:14:30 | | Spinal muscular atrophy legislation, “The SMA Treatment Acceleration Act”, will soon be introduced in both the U.S House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
What is spinal muscular atrophy?
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive (meaning the disorder is inherited by receiving one gene from both mother and father) neuromuscluar disorder that affects motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem. Motor neurons are responsible for supplying electrical and chemical messages to muscle cells. Without proper input from motor neurons, muscle cells don’t function properly and become much smaller (atrophy), producing symptoms of muscle weakness and affecting the ability to swallow, breath and move limbs.
SMA kills more babies than any other genetic disease and it is estimated that it occurs in between 1:6,000 and 1:20,000 births annually. Approximately 1:40 to 1:50 people are carriers of this genetic disease (1).
The region on human chromosome 5 that cont | | By: Highlight HEALTH | | |
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| The Irony of Fuel Economy Legislation | | 2007-06-26 03:39:00 | | Good article by David WelchTo the American car buyer, I say prepare to downsize your vehicles or pay more for them. Late Thursday, the Senate approved a bill that would require auto makers to boost the fuel economy average of the fleet of vehicles they sell to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. Right now, they must meet an average of 21.6 mpg for trucks and 27.5 mpg for passenger cars. The bill still needs to be passed by the House of Representatives and signed by the President to become law. Moving to a one-fleet average generally means auto makers will either have to sell fewer suvs or sell enough small vehicles to offset the sales volume of their gas guzzlers. Lawmakers see this as politically expedient because voters will roil over a gasoline tax.Here’s the bit of irony. Congress and the President (regardless of which side of the aisle and who is in the Oval Office) have long seen gasoline taxes as political suicide. Consumers want their big cars and suvs and would like to drive them, | | By: Car, Car Purchase, Buy Car , Car Insurence all abo | | |
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| Ron Paul Introduces Legislation to Abolish the Federal Reserve | | 2007-06-20 23:08:03 | | Thankfully, at least one of our elected representatives understands that there is an inherent wrong in our current monetary system. Dr. Ron Paul is often a lone voice against statists of all persuasions who simply want more power for central government and more ability to pick the pockets of normal American citizens.
Please stop and think for a minute whether it is right that an unelected board of governors can print money on a whim and therefore dilute your dollar-based income and savings.
For the long-run sake of America and our future generations, support Ron Paul in his quest to dismantle the faulty core of a system of deception, fraud and robbery of the People.
Sound money is an essential fundamental of liberty and a free society.
Click here to read further.
Also, check out this quality article by M.A. Nystrom analyzing the fundamentals behind potentially changing back to the gold standard and why it is the right path to take.
“It does not require a majority to prevail | | By: Ponder This | | |
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| Congress Takes Up Energy Tax Legislation: Déjà Vu All Over Again? | | 2007-06-20 07:00:00 | | Today, the Senate Finance Committee passed a measure that would provide more tax incentives for renewable energy while at the same time imposing heavy taxes on petroleum-based products. From Delaware Online (via AP):A proposal to hit oil companies with $29 billion in new taxes advanced in the Senate on Tuesday, targeting the money to energy conservation, wind turbines, electric hybrid cars and "clean coal" technology.The massive tax package, double what Democrats had talked about as recently as last week, is "designed to promote clean and sustainable energy," said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Finance Committee that approved the measure by a 15-5 vote.It will be added to energy legislation being considered by the full Senate.Senators acknowledged that oil companies would howl over the new taxes.But Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said, "We have entered a new era in energy markets ... [that] requires a dramatic shift away from tax incentives for oil and | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| SC Governor to sign Coastal Insurance Legislation | | 2007-06-11 02:38:00 | | Governor to Sign Coastal Insurance Legislation
GOVERNOR WILL TRAVEL TO CHARLESTON, MYRTLE BEACH TO SIGN LEGISLATION AIMED AT ALLEVIATING INSURANCE COSTS
Columbia, S.C. - June 8, 2007 - Gov. Mark Sanford will travel to Charleston and Myrtle Beach this Monday (June 11, 2007) to sign newly passed legislation aimed at alleviating insurance costs for coastal homeowners. The legislation creates incentives for insurers to do business in South Carolina, and creates tax credits for people who make their homes more storm resistant or choose to self-insure. The bill signings will take place at the following times and locations:
Charleston - 10:30 a.m.
Lowe's Home Improvement, 1104 Market Center Blvd, Mt Pleasant
Myrtle Beach - 12:30 p.m.
Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, 1200 North Oak Street, Myrtle Beach | | By: Charleston's Home Port | | |
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| Senator Herb Kohl(D-Wi), Tackles Fraud and Abuse of Elderly Population , by Sponsoring Important Legislation! | | 2007-06-08 21:29:00 | | SENATORS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TOCREATE NATIONWIDE SYSTEM OF BACKGROUNDCHECKS FOR LONG-TERM CARE WORKERS Bill Tackles Fraud and Abuse of Vulnerable Elderly Population by Screening Applicants WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) today were joined by original cosponsors Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Carl Levin (D-MI), and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in introducing the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007. The bill would prevent those with criminal histories from working within long-term care settings by establishing a nationwide system of background checks. This new system would coordinate abuse and neglect registries with state law enforcement registries, and also add a federal component to the background check by cross-referencing potential employees with the FBI’s national database of criminal history records. Under th | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
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| Ron Paul Introduces Legislation to Limit the FDA's Authority Over Supplements And Other Medicine. | | 2007-05-18 17:23:00 | | Not only has U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) been making quite an impression during the recent Republican presidential debates, he's introduced a bill that would curb restrictions imposed by the FDA and FTC regarding health claims for dietary supplements.The Health Freedom Protection Act would prevent the FDA from censoring truthful claims about the curative or preventative effect of dietary supplements, a popular issue for Americans but not necessarily Congressmen, especially for those receiving donations from the mega-drug company cartel.According to this interesting Lew Rockwell report, one of the more recent flashpoints in the debate over dietary supplements occurred eight years ago after studies emerged that tart cherries may do more good than aspirin or other anti-inflammatory drugs when it comes to pain relief.When cherry growers began to cite this research, the FDA came down hard on 29 of them, threatening legal action if they didn't remove the scientific evidence about cherries | | By: Full Time Income From Home | | |
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| Coastal SC Homeowners Insurance Legislation | | 2007-05-03 01:29:00 | | Homeowners' Insurance Legislation
The House LCI Subcommittee on Insurance gave a favorable report on Thursday to H. 3820, the Omnibus Coastal Property Insurance Reform Act of 2007. The bill contains provisions that would: create catastrophe savings accounts, force insurers to give mitigation credits, establish incentives for insurance companies to write additional policies in the wind and hail pool zone, clarify the practices and procedures of the Wind and Hail Underwriting Association, establish a mitigation grant program, expand the cancellation notice period to 60 days, and force insurers to reveal catastrophe models used to the Department of Insurance. Working with the Department of Insurance and the Subcommittee members, SCAR was able to successfully amend several sections of this legislation to make it more meaningful to more homeowners. The bill now moves to the full LCI Committee for consideration next week, and SCAR will continue to work to make insurance reform a reality.
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