The House recently passed a bill to continue funding the federal government through September 30, 2013. So does this bill pay for Obamacare? The truth is that most of the president’s health care law falls under automatic – or mandatory – spending which was not addressed by this funding resolution.
There is a lot of talk lately about the sequester. So what exactly is it? This term refers to across-the-board spending cuts proposed by the president and agreed to by Congress in 2011. The result is about $85 billion in actual spending cuts over the next seven months. Half of the reductions will come from defense accounts with the other half coming from discretionary domestic programs.
"Meaningful work deserves fair pay," said Harper, a third-term lawmaker whose 23-year-old son lives with an intellectual disability. "This dated provision unjustly prohibits workers with disabilities from reaching their full potential."
It’s important for Congress to incentivize the job creators and innovators who make America tick as our state and nation continue to recover from the global economic downturn. As your Representative, I maintain my commitment to advancing policies that encourage job growth and economic development.
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