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November 17, 2010
Lame-duck session red alert: Melt the phones
Topics: Political News and commentaries
Via Nice Deb, Michelle Malkin is alerting readers to three lame duck measures Congress is voting on, today:
S.3815 - Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010:A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce oil consumption and improve energy security, and for other purposes.
The bill is laden with handouts to promote vehicles powered by natural gas and electric. And to pay for this corporate welfare, the bill would call for an increase to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax from $.08 per barrel to $0.21 per barrel.S.510 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply
A far-reaching food safety bill that could give the government more power to prevent foodborne illnesses has become a target of advocates for buying food produced locally. They worry the legislations safety requirements could force small farms out of business. The opposition of these "locavores" advocates for buying food directly from the farm or closer to home ... and owners of small farms has become a sticking point in the Senate, which was to vote Wednesday on whether to consider the bill. Supporters will need 60 votes to proceed on the bill because Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has objected, saying the legislation's $1.4 billion cost isn't paid for.S.3772 - Paycheck Fairness Act: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Women in the workplace don't face rampant pay discrimination, and yet the Senate may soon pass a bill ... already passed in the House - premised on the erroneous charge that they do. The Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA) would be a harmful addition to the many federal laws that already protect women and men from labor-market discrimination.Read more about the bills at Michelle Malkin.
(Senate switchboard: 202-224-3121)
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Posted by Richard at November 17, 2010 12:59 PM
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