(WOMENSENEWS)– Cheers The Senate Appropriations Committee has voted to provide $10 million for competitive grants to help states pay for paid leave programs–including maternity leave–said Debra L. Ness, the president of the National Partnership for Women Families, in a press statement released July 30. Although President Obama recommended $50 million for the Paid Leave Fund in his FY 2011 …
U.S. Rep. Harry E. Mitchell on Friday wrote to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging him to expedite Senate action on a bill aimed at curbing military�suicides. The measure is House Resolution 5822, the Fiscal Year 2011 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill. It includes $20 million for veteran suicide prevention�outreach. read more
An Ohio candidate for Senate stopped in Youngstown on a factory tour around the state Friday. Republican Rob Portman toured Fireline Incorporated learning the company’s needs and concerns. Fireline makes parts for airline suppliers. The company laid off 20 people in 2008 but has since hired most of them back and ramped up production. Portman said Fireline is a great example of how a company can …
Washington (CNN) – Senate Republicans have an internal memo from the Department of Homeland Security which they say shows the Obama administration conspiring and scheming to allow millions of illegal immigrants to stay and work in the United States At issue is an 11-page memo prepared for the head of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration [...]
