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January 27, 2011
Jan. 27, 2011 - The Senate Rules Committee has approved Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg's proposed lineups for policy committees. Below is a list of the committee chairman/vice-chairman and their top contributors by interest group.Veterans Affairs - Lou Correa
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January 26, 2011
Jan 25, 2011 - The Senate Rules Committee has approved Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg's proposed lineups for policy committees. Below is a list of the committee chairman/vice-chairman and their top contributors by interest group.Business, Professions and Economic Development - Curren Price
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January 21, 2011
Jan. 21, 2011 - President Barack Obama has selected General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to head the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, according to The Washington Post.
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Jan. 21, 2011 - According to the Washington Post, "a series of measures proposed Thursday by House conservatives to shrink the federal deficit included several that would fall heavily on the federal workforce." The proposal fulfills a campaign promise to cut non-defense spending, an industry that is more favorable to Republican lawmakers.
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January 20, 2011
Jan. 20, 2011 - On Thursday the House of Representatives passed a resolution (H. Res. 9) instructing four committees to come up with new measures to replace aspects of last year's health care overhaul (H.R. 3590) based on a set of 12 criteria.
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Jan. 20, 2011 – Assemblymember Nancy Skinner introduced AB 153 this week, a bill that would force “online-only, out-of-state retailers to collect a sales tax on items sold within California,” according to the Sacramento Bee. This is the second time she has drafted legislation referred to by supporters as “e-fairness.” Similar language was also vetoed … Continue reading "Assemblymember Skinner Tries Again on ‘E-Fairness’ Bill"
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January 19, 2011
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, known as the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Act, on Wednesday. The bill would repeal the health care overhaul (H.R. 3590) from the 111th Congress.