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EVP Jeff Rechenbach with the CWA Legislative and Political Staff
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Republicans Break All Time Filibuster Record
Republicans last night broke the all-time Senate record for filibusters in a two-year term when they forced the 62nd cloture vote... |
CWA Executive Vice President Jeff Rechenbach Urges Override of SCHIP Veto
CWA Executive Vice President Jeff Rechenbach sent the following letter to all members of Congress urging them to vote to override President Bush' veto of increasing funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP). (Click the above link for the full story) |
CWA Local President Marcus Courtney Testifies Before Congress
The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing entitled Promoting Worker Competitiveness on June 14th. The focus of the hearing was what must be done to make the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (TAA) more relevant to the 21st century workforce. TAA is a federal program that helps workers who are displaced by trade by providing financial, healthcare and education assistance. |
More Information Suppression by the Bush Administration United States Trade Representative
The United States Trade Representative (USTR), Susan Schwab, refuses to release the text of the Korean Free Trade Agreements (KORUS). USTR submitted the KORUS even though some major points have not been addressed as of yet. The portions of the agreement that is available have been held under lock and key for over a month now. This fact is bad enough but it gets worse. |
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