Posts Tagged ‘Bill’
Senate returns $60B stripped out war bill to House (AP)
AP – In a take-it-or-leave-it gesture, the Senate voted Thursday night to reject more than $20 billion in domestic spending the House had tacked on to its $60 billion bill to fund President Barack Obama’s troop surge in Afghanistan.
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Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive energy bill (AP)
AP – Senate Democrats on Thursday gave up plans to attempt to pass an energy bill that caps greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, abandoning a priority of President Barack Obama.
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Checks are coming: Obama signs unemployment bill (AP)
AP – Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who lost up to seven weeks of unemployment benefits in a congressional standoff.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson: AZ law to cause ‘crisis’
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) slammed Arizona’s new immigration law on Sunday, saying the legislation could tip the country into “constitutional crisis.”
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Obama, Dems hope banking bill will fire up voters in November
President Obama takes off for a short vacation today with a major accomplishment packed in his bag – a financial overhaul that will be a major keepsake on the campaign trail.
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Congress passes stiff financial reform bill (AP)
AP – Congress on Thursday passed the stiffest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression, clamping down on lending practices and expanding consumer protections to prevent a repeat of the 2008 meltdown that knocked the economy to its knees.
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Congress sends Obama sweeping Wall Street bill (AP)
AP – Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama Thursday that imposes sweeping new regulations on Wall Street and creates new protections for millions of consumers.
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