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Union Worker News
CBO: Health Bill Would Force Families to Buy Insurance Costing a Minimum of $12,000 Per Year--Whether Government or Employer Helps Them or Not
CBO: Health Bill Would Force Families to Buy Insurance Costing a Minimum of $12,000 Per Year--Whether Government or Employer Helps Them or NotThe Senate health care bill would require American families to buy a health insurance plan costing a minimum of $12,000 per year, whether or not an employer or government helped them pay the premiums. Read the full article here
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White House Won't Rule Out That Obama Will Sign Other Bills--Such As Immigration Reform--That Are Not Put to Yea-or-Nay Votes in Both Houses
White House Won't Rule Out That Obama Will Sign Other Bills--Such As Immigration Reform--That Are Not Put to Yea-or-Nay Votes in Both HousesThe White House is not ruling out that President Obama might sign other bills--such as an immigration reform measure--that have not been put to yea-and-nay votes in both houses of Congress. Read the full article here
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Democrat Sen. Brown Won't Say If 'Slaughter Rule' Constitutional Because He Works in Senate
Democrat Sen. Brown Won't Say If 'Slaughter Rule' Constitutional Because He Works in SenateSenator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) would not say whether using the Slaughter Rule to pass health care is constitutional because, he said, he works in the Senate and does not "know House rules anymore." Read the full article here
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House Democrat Says Slaughter Rule Lacks 'Honesty and Transparency,' Will Vote For It Anyway
House Democrat Says Slaughter Rule Lacks 'Honesty and Transparency,' Will Vote For It AnywayRep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) said he does not like using the Slaughter Rule, which would allow the House to pass the Senate health care bill without actually voting on the legislation as the Constitution requires, because he believes in 'honesty and transparency'--but will vote for it anyway. Read the full article here
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House Republican Leadership Chairman: Democrats Are Engaging in 'Slaughtering of Democracy'
House Republican Leadership Chairman: Democrats Are Engaging in 'Slaughtering of Democracy'Rep. Greg Walden (R.-Ore.), the House Republican Leadership Chairman, said Democrats are engaging the 'slaughtering of democracy' if they use a 'rule' devised by House Rules Chairman Louise Slaughter (D.-N.Y.) to approve the Senate health care bill without subjecting it to a recorded aye-and-nay vote. Read the full article here
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Republicans Blast Democrats for Leaking CBO's Cost Estimate of Health Care Reform
Republicans Blast Democrats for Leaking CBO's Cost Estimate of Health Care ReformThe number $940 billion popped up in Washington Thursday morning, much to the dismay of Republicans, who say Democrats are attaching a price tag to their health care bill, even before the Congressional Budget Office released its official estimate. Read the full article here
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Republicans Blast Democrats for Leaking CBO's Cost Estimate of Health Care Reform
Republicans Blast Democrats for Leaking CBO's Cost Estimate of Health Care ReformThe number $940 billion popped up in Washington Thursday morning, much to the dismay of Republicans, who say Democrats are attaching a price tag to their health care bill, even before the Congressional Budget Office released its official estimate. Read the full article here
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Obama Argues for Health Care, Tolerates No Interruptions, on Fox News
Obama Argues for Health Care, Tolerates No Interruptions, on Fox NewsSeveral times President Obama chided Fox News anchor Brett Baier for breaking into Obama's lengthy answers with follow-up questions. Read the full article here
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California Considers Smoking Ban at All State Parks
California Considers Smoking Ban at All State ParksUnder a legislative compromise, campsites and parking areas will be exempted from the ban. Read the full article here
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Alert: Scam Poses as Union Workers Credit Card Company
Union members are receiving notices from a third party credit card company, stating they are pre-approved for a $10,000 platinum credit card. But the offer appears to be a scam.
The promotional literature sent by the bogus Union Workers Credit Services states that "Good things happen to good people like you." The consumer is offered a $10,000 credit account, but of course there is a catch. The consumer has to send an advanced fee of $37 before receiving the credit card.
Instead, after paying the fee, consumers receive a paper credit card that can only be used to purchase merchandise from the credit services' catalogue.
It is a con that the Fort Worth, Texas Better Business Bureau (BBB) says is the source of many complaints and inquiries from the public.
Information from the BBB files shows that the credit services company is sending the deceitful mailings from Fort Worth. The company has an unsatisfactory BBB file condition due to a pattern of complaints concerning advertising issues and refund practices.
The BBB advises consumers that when evaluating a credit card solicitation, determine whether the offer is from a bank that actually issues regular credit cards such as Visa or MasterCard, or from a company that will only assist you in applying for a credit card.
For more information, go to the Better Business Bureau at Fort Worth to read the full public report.
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