‘Call Your Representative!’ House Panel to Take Up Backdoor Attack on Social Security

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‘Call Your Representative!’ House Panel to Take Up Backdoor Attack on Social Security

“This commission is a poison pill designed to slash Social Security and Medicare behind closed doors.” Social Security defenders are sounding the alarm ahead of a Thursday House Budget Committee hearing and vote on the Fiscal Commission Act, bipartisan legislation that opponents say is a ploy to fast-track cuts to the popular New Deal program without political […]

Committee Advances Young Legislation to Reauthorize Magnuson-Stevens Act

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Committee Advances Young Legislation to Reauthorize Magnuson-Stevens Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today passed legislation introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young to strengthen and reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the primary law governing fisheries resources and fishing activities in United States. H.R. 1335, the “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, aims to […]