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November 05, 2009: Congress Votes to Extend Unemployment BenefitsWashington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives voted 403-12 to the Senate-passed pass the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (HR 3548), which would extend unemployment benefits to workers across the country. Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (TX‑20) released the following statement on the bill’s passage. “Millions of Americans, and ... CONTINUE READING |
November 04, 2009: House Moves to Clamp Down on Abusive Lending PracticesWashington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives voted 331-92 to pass the Expedited Card Reform For Consumers Act of 2009 (HR 3639). This bill would move up the deadlines of a variety of the consumer protections contained in the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure ... CONTINUE READING |
October 30, 2009: Recovery Act Funds Continue to Create Jobs in San AntonioWashington, DC – Today, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board released the first data on job creation by the “projects and activities” portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1), also known as the stimulus bill. The new data, made public at www.Recovery.gov as required by ... CONTINUE READING |
October 29, 2009: House Introduces Affordable Health Care for America ActWashington, DC – Today, the Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives introduced new health care reform legislation, combining the efforts of the House Committees on Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, and Education and Labor, as well as legislation considered in the Senate and other House committees. The combined ... CONTINUE READING |
October 22, 2009: Congressional Tri-Caucus Condemns Vitter Census AmendmentWashington, DC – Today, the leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus were joined by Democratic House Leadership in condemning the amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (HR 2847) recently introduced by Senators David ... CONTINUE READING |
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Affordable Health Care for America ActOn October 29, 2009, the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives introduced the Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962). There is great deal of information available about what this bill offers to the people of Texas's 20th Congressional District. Below, you can find links to the full te... CONTINUE READING |
America's Affordable Health Choices ActThe time for health care reform is now. For too long, we have allowed a system to deny coverage when people need it most. For too long, we have supported a system that provides different access and quality of care to folks not based on a necessity of medical care but ... CONTINUE READING |
Health Care Reform and the Public OptionYesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared himself in favor of including a public option in the Senate's health care bill. As a long time supporter of a public option, I welcome Senator Reid's announcement. Indeed, several of my colleagues and I held an informal hearing just today to discuss ... CONTINUE READING |
No Social Security COLA in 2010Earlier today, the Social Security Administration made official what we’ve long expected: there will be no Cost Of Living Adjustment for Social Security next year. Each month’s check in 2010 will be the same size it was in 2009. The reason for this is that the economic recession has caused ... CONTINUE READING |
Rising Health Insurance PremiumsEarlier this week, we heard that rates for the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) would be going up an average of 8.8% next year. That’s bad news for millions of hard working people – and their families – at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department ... CONTINUE READING |
How America’s Affordable Health Choices Act Works for SeniorsFriends, The health care system in our country is in desperate need of reform. The average American family already pays an extra $1,100/year in premiums to support a broken system with 46 million uninsured. We need a uniquely American solution to build on what works and fix what’s broken. We need a so... CONTINUE READING |
America’s Affordable Health Choice ActThe time for health care reform is now. For too long, we have allowed a system to deny coverage when people need it most. For too long, we have supported a system that provides different access and quality of care to folks not based on a necessity of medical care ... CONTINUE READING |
