California’s 2013-14 economic outlook lowered in May revision budget

Friday, May 31, 2013

Despite improved fiscal conditions, Gov. Jerry Brown offered a conservative May revision of the state budget after lowering the state’s economic outlook for 2013.

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Transcript: Q&A with Rep. Richard Hanna on the impacts of immigration on the U.S. economy – Joint Economic Committee hearing on May 7, 2013

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Partial transcript of Q&A with Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) on the impacts of immigration on the U.S. economy. The Joint Economic Committee hearing was held on May 7,…

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Transcript: Testimony of Grover Norquist on the impacts of immigration on the U.S. economy at the Joint Economic Committee hearing on May 7, 2013

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Partial transcript of the testimony of Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, on the impacts of immigration on the U.S. economy. The Joint Economic Committee hearing…

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Transcript: Testimony of Dr. Adriana Kugler on the impacts of immigration on the U.S. economy at the Joint Economic Committee hearing on May 7, 2013

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Partial transcript of the testimony of Dr. Adriana D. Kugler, Professor at Georgetown University and Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Labor in 2011 and 2012, on…

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Transcript: Sen. John McCain on the Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform bill

Monday, April 29, 2013

Partial transcript of remarks by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act”. The press briefing…

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Sequestration will cut unemployment benefits by 9%

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Valarie Wojcik always liked working with her hands - including helping build a mini-motorcycle as a teenager - and she is now employed in advanced manufacturing. SOURCE: Department of Labor via Facebook

Sequestration would cut emergency unemployment compensation for long-term unemployed Americans by as much as 9.4%, according to the Department of Labor.

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Transcript: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor presents the GOP’s 2013 agenda “Make Life Work” at AEI

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor presents the 2013 Republican agenda at the American Enterprise Institute on Feb. 5, 2013. SOURCE: C-Span.org

Transcribed & edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) presents the 2013 Republican agenda at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) on Feb. 5, 2013:

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Analysis: Obama pushes for comprehensive immigration reform

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Acknowledging that America’s immigration system is “out of date and badly broken”, President Barack Obama yesterday presented his proposal for comprehensive immigration reform, focusing on how to handle…

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Senate ‘Gang of Eight’ presents comprehensive immigration reform to deal with 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Border Patrol agents conduct pat downs of migrants caught crossing the border illegally in the Imperial Valley Sector. SOURCE: Border Patrol / Gerald L. Nino

The Senate’s ‘Gang of Eight’ yesterday presented their comprehensive plan to fix the nation’s broken immigration system and strengthen border security. “We still have a long way to…

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Transcript: Sen. Mike Lee’s floor remarks against the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Friday, December 7, 2012

Transcript of statements by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) against ratifying the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the Senate floor on Dec. 4, 2012:

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