Debt ceiling deadline: Economic impact could be significant if deal not reached by June 1
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning of “economic chaos” if a deal between President Joe Biden and Republicans isn’t reached by June 1.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning of “economic chaos” if a deal between President Joe Biden and Republicans isn’t reached by June 1.
Last week the U.S. House considered the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act led by 13 Republican cosponsors.
The Rural Jobs Act would build on the success of the New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) and bring investment to disadvantaged rural communities.
Legislation was introduced last week to reform the security classification system and reduce overclassification.
House Republicans, trying to pretend to be serious about government spending, after four years of spending like drunken sailors at the direction of Donald Trump, are threatening to have the U.S. government default on its debts if Democrats don’t agree to spending cuts that they haven’t exactly spelled out.
Republicans are big on defaulting on the national debt. One House Democrat thinks they should feel the pain in their pocketbook if they push us to the brink.
The U.S. House voted 219-213 on Thursday to pass legislation that would restart border wall construction, reinstate the remain in Mexico policy for asylum-seekers, and increase penalties for individuals who overstay their visas.
The U.S. House voted 230-200 on Thursday to pass legislation styled by Republicans as the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, and derided by Democrats as either the Surprise Billing Our Workers Act or the George Anthony Devolder Santos Fraudster Protection Act.
When news began surfacing this year about the exploitation of migrant child laborers in U.S. factories and businesses, it made clear the urgent need for union and community leaders to renew their activism in combating child labor.
How far would you really go to secure the nation’s borders in the so-called name of national security?
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