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Stock Market Fluctuations and Retiree Incomes: An Update – by Gary Burtless, The Brookings Institution Social Security was created in the middle of the Great Depression. The recent dive in stock prices and home values offers a painful reminder of why government-guaranteed pensions seemed like a good idea in the 1930s. President Franklin Roosevelt proposed …
CBO: An Analysis of NASA’s Plans for Continuing Human Spaceflight After Retiring the Space Shuttle, November 3, 2008, Letter to the Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. “In response to your request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed the human spaceflight program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and, in particular, its plans for …
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-09-90R, November 03, 2008 Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-09-91R, November 03, 2008 The Upcoming Transition: GAO’s Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, …
Follow up to previous postings on perchlorate and drinking water contamination, this recent CRS report: Perchlorate Contamination of Drinking Water: Regulatory Issues and Legislative Actions, October 16, 2008 Perchlorate is the explosive component of solid rocket fuel, fireworks, road flares, and other products. Used heavily by the Department of Defense (DOD) and related industries, perchlorate …
Telework Legislation Pending in the 110th Congress: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Provisions, October 20, 2008 S. 1000, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2007, and H.R. 4106, the Telework Improvements Act of 2008, are currently pending in the 110th Congress. Two Senate amendments that include provisions to enhance telework were offered to S. 3268, the Stop …
“The Law Library of Congress contains approximately 75,000 volumes of printed Congressional Hearings. Committees hold hearings for a variety of purposes. Testimony is received from members of congress, officials of the executive branch, policy experts, interest groups and sometimes the general public on legislative proposals, the functioning of government programs, subjects of controversy, and matters …
Justice Denied: Waste & Mismanagement at the Department of Justice, United States Senate, 110th Congress, Office of Senator Tom Coburn, M.D., Ranking Member Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, October 2008 “As the central agency for the enforcement of federal laws, the Department of Justice (DOJ) performs the essential …
News release: “According to a report released today by Chairman Waxman, key FDA career officials strongly objected to Bush Administration drug labeling regulations that would preempt state liability lawsuits, asserting that the central justifications for the regulations were false and misleading and warning that the changes would deprive consumers of timely information about drug hazards.” …
CongressLine: Congress and Money – Paul Jenks examines how the appropriations process this year has provided a multitude of interesting examples of the wide variety of tools available to Congress and the federal government for appropriating money, beyond just the ordinary appropriations bills in Congress.
CRS Report – Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony, October 22, 2008 “There are no federal statutes or Rules of the Senate that directly affect the status of a Senator who has been indicted for a crime that constitutes a felony. No rights or privileges are forfeited …
News release: “Consistent with Section 601 of the “Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007,” Public Law 110-53, the Director of National Intelligence is disclosing to the public the aggregate amount of funds appropriated by Congress to the National Intelligence Program (NIP) for fiscal year 2008 not later than 30 days after the …
Testimony for the House Education and Labor Committee – The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Workers Retirement Security, October 7, 2008. Additional Statement for the Record, Jack VanDerhei, Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) “Background The ability of future cohorts of retirees to have broadly defined levels of retirement security has been the focus …
