Senate Uses Minimum Wage Increase to Push Anti-Regulatory Agenda

The recently revised unfunded mandates point of order was invoked in the Senate to kill dueling amendments to raise the minimum wage, one of which included a Republican counterproposal to "offset" the wage increase with several pro-business anti-regulatory provisions. The exchange revealed dramatically the power of the recently revised point of order to stop legislation.

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Katrina Exposes Some, But Not All, Unmet Security and Safety Needs

While the country may now be cognizant of water contamination and other serious safety gaps prevalent in the regions hit by Hurricane Katrina, health and safety threats are not unique to the Gulf Coast. Threats to security and safety exist throughout the country, and some of these unmet public needs, which receive little media attention, pose even greater threats to public health and safety than risks found in New Orleans. While the examples cited below are by no means exhaustive, they highlight troubling gaps in our security and safety protections.

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Cases Before High Court Could Redefine Limits of Federal Power to Protect Public

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review two Clean Water Act cases that could prompt yet another examination of the limits of Congress' power to protect the public.

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H.R. 973 - Program Reform Commission Act

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H.R. 3277 - Federal Agency Performance Review and Sunset Act

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S. 1155 - CARFA Act

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H.R. 2470 - CARFA Act

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