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Stalled Jobs Bill Killing Small-Business Hiring

(Aug. 31) -- As Congress sits in recess, small-business owners remain in limbo. That's the unfortunate economic news out of a Tuesday report from USA Today outlining the status of the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, which passed the House but now sits motionless in the Senate, where it has sparked a bitter...

Obama Signs Jobs Bill to Halt Teacher Layoffs

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WASHINGTON (Aug. 10) -- Summoned back from summer break, the House on Tuesday pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats said would save 300,000 teachers, police and others from election-year layoffs. President Barack Obama immediately signed it into law. Lawmakers streamed back to Washington for a...

Jobs Bill to Stop Teacher Layoffs Clears Major Hurdle

WASHINGTON (Aug. 4) -- Last-minute money to save the jobs of tens of thousands of teachers and other public workers overcame a Republican filibuster Wednesday and sped toward Senate passage. The House, under pressure to help hard-pressed schools nationwide, was being called back from its summer break for an expected final...

Opinion: Why Nothing Gets Done in Washington

(Feb. 24) -- I'm no big fan of Harry Reid. Under his "leadership," it seems as if the Senate has had no leadership at all. His lack of arm-twisting and pitiful pandering to gain votes is probably a major reason there's no new health care law right now. To be honest, the guy's manner and appearance just do not scream...

Scott Brown Under Fire for Going Rogue on Jobs Bill

(Feb. 23) -- It didn't take long for the newest member of the Senate to anger some of the people who cheered his election victory just last month. Scott Brown's vote Monday afternoon helped kill the GOP filibuster against Majority Leader Harry Reid's $15 billion job creation bill. Brown wasn't the only Republican to break...