President Obama today released his proposal for the fiscal year 2012 federal budget. According to the White House, the proposed $3.7 trillion budget blueprint would cut deficits by $1.1 trillion over the next decade.  The budget was attacked by liberals for going too far in cutting various social programs and by conservatives for not going far enough.

 

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December 9, 2010 by ltcrehab

Medicare Extenders Act of 2010 (H.R. 4994)

The House of Representatives just voted today (Yea 409, Nay 2, Not Voting 24 ) on a motion to suspend the rules and to concur in the Senate Amendments of H.R. 4994. The bill has passed both the House and the Senate.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010



Bill Would Give Salary, Overtime Protections to Home Health Care Staff

On Wednesday, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) plans to introduce new legislation intended to extend federal minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers who provide health and other domestic services to elderly and sick individuals, The Hill reports.



Sanchez's legislation would ensure that the wage protection under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which was… Continue

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