This week, action on Capitol Hill was slow as Members of Congress returned to their home states and districts for the Thanksgiving holiday. Members of the Senate are expected to return to Capitol Hill to resume the lame- ...
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Legislative Update for Week Ending November 16, 2012
Members of Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week to begin the lame-duck session, and negotiations on the impending “fiscal cliff” officially began between leaders in Washington. In addition, a report released by t ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 9, 2012
Members of Congress remained in their home states and districts this week for Tuesday’s much-anticipated election. They are expected to return to Capitol Hill to begin the action-packed lame-duck session – and to face th ...
Legislative Update: November 2012
TSCL Spearheads Grassroots Town Hall and Petition Drive By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Analyst Social Security and Medicare were at the forefront of this month's election, and with so much at stake, we se ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 2, 2012
This week, action on Capitol Hill was slow as Members of Congress remained in their home states and districts to prepare for the upcoming election. Lawmakers are expected to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, November 13 ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 26, 2012
The Congressional recess continued this week and Members of Congress remained in their home states and districts to prepare for the November 6th election. Meanwhile, a number of Senators who are not up for re-election ha ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 19, 2012
The Congressional recess continued this week, with Members of Congress remaining in their home states and districts. Meanwhile, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment ( ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 12, 2012
This week, Members of Congress remained in their home states and districts to prepare for the upcoming election, and The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw support grow for one key bill. Pre-Election Recess Continues ...
Legislative Update: October 2012
TSCL Calls for End to Payroll Tax Holiday By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Analyst For the past two years, nearly 160 million Americans have enjoyed a two percent Social Security payroll tax holiday, which has result ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 5, 2012
This week, action on Capitol Hill was slow as both Houses of Congress remained in their home states and districts for the pre-election recess. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney met in Denver, CO ...