Rep. Obey Stops War Funding Until Jobs Funding Passes [UPDATED]

By: Wednesday June 16, 2010 11:31 am

With all the uncertainty on the scope of the extenders bill, David Obey has decided to take a hostage. Basically, there will be no war funding until the extenders bill gets resolved.

Labor Making Push for the “Promoting American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act”

By: Monday May 24, 2010 8:18 am

We have a $180 billion dollar jobs bill likely to get a vote this week. Very few people know about it. But labor has made it a litmus test.

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