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Today’s News & Commentary — August 16, 2021

Today’s News & Commentary — August 16, 2021

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and United Steelworkers President Tom Conway are kicking off the USW’s “We Supply America” bus tour to advocate for the current congressional infrastructure bill. The bus tour partly hopes to highlight the connection between infrastructure investment and good-paying steelworker jobs. Starting at the USW Local 6787 union hall in Chesterton, the […]

Today’s News & Commentary — August 11, 2021

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Today’s News & Commentary — August 11, 2021

After a weekend of sluggish procedural advances, which Fred described on Monday, the Senate finally, after months of grueling bipartisan negotiations, passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion physical infrastructure package, called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 69-30. All 50 members of the Democratic caucus in the Senate voted for […]

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Today’s News & Commentary—August 9, 2021

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Today’s News & Commentary—August 9, 2021

After a weekend of slow but steady procedural advances, the Senate is expected to pass the long-awaited compromise infrastructure bill early this week.  As the New York Times explained Monday morning, the bill’s final passage may be delayed until late Monday night unless the chamber can secure unanimous consent to forego the 30 hours of […]

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