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July

July 7, 2008

• Bush Signs Unemployment Insurance Extension
• FY 2009 Appropriations Process Halted by Partisan Infighting

June

June 24, 2008

• Congress Negotiates Unemployment Insurance Extension
• Appropriations Committees Begin FY 2009 Budget Deliberations
• Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Passes House

June 9, 2008

• Experts Say Congress Must Act to Protect Women's Economic Security During Recession
• PACT Act Gaining Cosponsors in House
• Congress Finally Passes FY 2009 Budget Resolution
• Completed Advocacy Toolkit Available for Download
• Look for the Insider Every Other Week in June and July

May

May 27, 2008

• Unemployment Insurance Extended in Emergency War Funding Bills
• Family Leave Developments
• Senator Casey Introduces Child Care Bill
• Bill that Would Expand Child Tax Credit Passes House

May 19, 2008

• Reminder: Write Your Representative Asking Them to Co-sponsor the PACT Act!
• Budget/Appropriations Update

May 12, 2008

• Congress Gives Itself Extension on HEA Reauthorization
• Organizational Members: Deadline Extended to Sign-On for Increased Federal Funding to Help Women Succeed in the Workforce
• Advocacy Toolkit: Building Relationships with Your Legislator

May 5, 2008

• Congress May Pass Budget Resolution

April

April 28, 2008

• Senators Block Fair Pay Vote
• Congress Remains Mired in Budget Debate

April 22, 2008

• Senate Will Vote on Ledbetter Bill During Equal Pay Week 
• Help Pass the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: Call Your Senators Today!

April 17, 2008

• Congresswoman Linda Sanchez Introduces Bill to Support Women's Employment and Training Programs!

March

March 24, 2008

• Congress Takes Spring Break
• New Resource for April 8th Advocacy Day: Key Committees List

March 17, 2008

• Get Ready for Advocacy Day - It's Just a Few Weeks Away!
• House and Senate Budget Resolutions Set Higher Funding Goals for Key Programs
• College Access for Low-Wage Workers at Stake as House and Senate Negotiate Higher Education Reauthorization

March 3, 2008

• Rally Online for Paid Sick Days
• House Appropriations Committee Takes Up Workforce Investment, Education Issues
• March Forth for Child Care!
• Advocacy Day 2008 Coming Soon!

February

February 4, 2008

• Revised TANF Rules May Increase Opportunities for Education and Training
• Economic Stimulus Package Moves Forward
• President Vows to Reduce Earmarks

February 12, 2008 - Special Budget Edition

• President's FY09 Budget Again Cuts Programs that Help Women and Families Succeed
• Advocacy Toolkit: Budget and Appropriations 101

February 20, 2008

• TANF Final Rule: New Fact Sheet
• House Passes Higher Education Reauthorization Act
• FMLA's 15th Birthday Brings Proposals to Expand and to Narrow the Law 
• Congress Completes Economic Stimulus Package

January

January 28, 2008

• Members of Congress Dive into Economic Stimulus After Returning from Holiday Break
• Senate Holds Hearing on Fair Pay Restoration Act
• Advocacy Toolkit: Using Data and Telling Stories
• Congress Sets Poverty Goal

December

December 11, 2007

• Appropriations Update
• Advocacy Toolkit

November

November 13, 2007

• Two-Thirds Majority Needed to Protect Education and Training Funding
• Advocacy Toolkit: Engaging Clients in Advocacy

Novmeber 6, 2007

• Veto Showdown Looms as Congress Prepares to Vote on Final Education and Labor Appropriations
  

October

October 29, 2007

• House Trade Assistance Bill Would Expand Eligibility to Service Sector Workers

October 25, 2007

• Senate Passes Senate Bill, Next Up: Conference Committee and The White House
• House Republication WIA Proposal Eliminates Provisions for Women

October 15, 2007

• Senate Will Take Up Education, Labor Spending This Week
• Republican Committee Members Introduce WIA Reauthorization Bill

October 9, 2007

• TANF Implementation Update

October 2, 2007

• Appropriations Update
• Advocacy Toolkit

September

September 24, 2007

• College Cost Reduction Act: New Fact Sheet

September 17, 2007

• Congress Unlikely to Finish Labor-HHS-Education Bill Before Deadline
• Senate Action Needed to Reverse the Ledbetter Decision

September 11, 2007

• Student Aid Expansion Heads to White House
• Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act Would Help Women Workers
• Advocacy Toolkit: Federal Legislative 101
  
  
  

August

August 8, 2007

Contents:
• September Looks Busy As Congress Adjourns for Summer Recess
• New Resource: The Women Work! Advocacy Toolkit

   

July

July 30, 2007

Contents:
• Pay Discrimination Bill Under Veto Threat As It Heads to the House Floor
• Senate Passes Second Higher Education Bill

July 23, 2007

Contents:
• House Passes Spending Bill to Fund Education, Training and Work Support Programs
• Senate Passes Its Financial Aid Bill

July 17, 2007

Contents:
• House Passes Massive Boost to Student Financial Aid
• Good and Bad News as Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill Heads to House Floor
• Paycheck Fairness Bill Gaining Momentum in House
• Governors Urge Congress to Revise New Welfare Rules
• Request for Information: Family and Medical Leave

July 2, 2007

Contents:
• House Committee Approves Bill to Overturn Pay Discrimination Ruling
• House Kicks Off WIA Renewal Process with Hearing

June

June 26, 2007

Contents:
• Senate Committee Approves Two Bills to Renew Higher Education Law
• Career and Technical Education, Job Training Funding Frozen in Senate Bill
• Building on the Success of 35 Years of Title IX

June 19, 2007

Contents:
• House Committee Approves Higher Education Act Reauthorization
• Congress May Act to Overturn Supreme Court's Pay Discrimination Ruling

June 11, 2007

Contents:
• House Subcommittee Approves Annual Funding Bill for Education, Training, Work Supports
• Workers in Twenty-One States Will See Minimum Wage Increase on July, 24th.

May

May 29, 2007

Contents:
• Congress Sends Minimum Wage Increase to President
• Over 1,600 Individuals Sign-On to Petition Opposing Cuts the Women's Bureau
• Members of Congress in Their Districts This Week

May 14, 2007

Contents:
• Minimum Wage Increase Remains Caught Up in Iraq War Debate

May 7, 2007

Contents:
• Members of Congress Oppose Administration's Cuts the Women's Bureau
• President Vetoes Minimum Wage Increase

April

April 30, 2007

Contents:
• Women Work! Members Rally on Capitol Hill for Equal Pay
• Minimum Wage on the Move Again . . . Sort Of
• Congress Continues to Negotiate Budget Blueprint

April 16, 2007

Contents:
• Department of Labor Cuts the Women's Bureau Budget
• Sen. Harkin Introduces the Fair Pay Act
• Don't Miss Women Work!'s Advocacy Day on April 24th

April 2, 2007

Contents:
• Minimum Wage: Legislative Standoff Between House and Senate Intensifies
• Annual Advocacy Day Less than One Month Away!
• Congress Takes a "Spring Break"
• House Passes Budget Resolution

March

March 26, 2007

Contents:
• Senate Passes Budget Blueprint
• Annual Advocacy Day Only One Month Away!

March 19, 2007

Contents:
• Paid Sick Days for Workers: Kennedy and DeLauro Introduce the Healthy Families Act
• Senate Budget Committee Approves FY2008 Budget Resolution
• Department of Ed Releases Final Guidelines for Perkins IV State Plans

March 12, 2007

Contents:
• Clinton and DeLauro Reintroduce Bill to Reduce Wage Discrimination
• House Committee Holds Hearing on Recent Changes to Welfare
• Senate Panel to Consider Budget Resolution

March 5, 2007

Contents:
• Department of Ed. Restores States' Accountability for Gender Equity in CTE
• Minimum Wage Increase Still Stalled

February

February 20, 2007

Contents:
• Long-term Funding Extension Signed Into Law
• Congress Orders Administration to Halt Regulatory Changes to WIA
• Minimum Wage Update
• Congress and the Insider Will Return After President's Day Recess

February 13, 2007

Special Budget Edition

Contents:
• President Proposes his FY2008 Budget

February 5, 2007

Contents:
• Senate Passes Minimum Wage Increase; Difficult Negotiations May Stall Final Passage
• House Passes Long-Term Extension

January

January 29, 2007

Contents:
• Minimum Wage Debate Continues in the Senate

January 22, 2007

Contents:
• Senate Takes Up Minimum Wage Increase Today
• House Cuts Interest Rates on Student Loans

January 16, 2007

Contents:
• House Increases Minimum Wage!

January 8, 2007

Contents:
• 110th Congress Begins
• Dept. of Ed. Scales Back State Accountability for Gender Equity
• House to Vote on Minimum Wage Increase on Jan 10!
• WIA Reauthorization Begins Again This Year; DOL Releases Proposed Rule Changes
• FY2007 Funding Bills Will Not Include Earmarks

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