Clinton’s “Middle Class Express” Rolls Through Iowa Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) kicked off a campaign tour of Iowa on Saturday in a custom-painted bus called the “Middle Class Express.” Emblazoned with “Rebuilding the Road to the Middle Class” across the sides, the tour started in Cedar Rapids, where hundreds of union members and their families
Read moreBush Vetoes Children’s Health Insurance With total disregard to what the majority of Americans want, including members of his own party, President Bush vetoed legislation yesterday that would have provided new funding to cover an additional 4 million of the nation’s neediest children under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The program, set to
Read moreHelp Pass Bankruptcy Reform Bill Two similar bills, one in the U.S. Senate and another in the House of Representatives are aimed at protecting the interests of workers and retirees in corporate bankruptcies. “Wealthy executives get rewarded in bankruptcy for their failures while front-line workers shoulder the burden of corporate restructuring,” said Transportation GVP Robert
Read moreUS Sister of the Month October 2007 Judy Pierce On August 23, 1965, Lyndon Johnson was president, Help by the Beatles was the number one song in America and the Kansas City Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 at Municipal Stadium. August 23, 1965 was also the day that 18-year old Judy Pierce started work
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