A new bill was signed, which will overhaul the board which supervises congressional pages…
Opinion: Create a bill that matches most corporate structures; mis-conduct in the workplace = grounds for termination and revocation of benefits.
Apply to all branches of government, including Congress.
Resources:
Yahoo News,
Posted under Corruption
This post was written by PoliticsRX on February 7, 2007
According to Senator Dodd’s Website, “Sen. Dodd’s bill will push for at least six weeks of paid leave for the worker to care for themselves, their children, and immediate family members. The program would be funded by a shared-cost mechanism, involving the employer, the employee and the Federal Government.”…
…“Now more than ever, millions of workers need to be able to take care of their young children and their aging parents. No worker should be penalized for caring for their family.”
Opinion: Let’s put this bill on hold and address the universal-health-care issue? Currently, these ‘millions of workers’ Dodd refers to are tied to their jobs not because of paid-leave, but because they need their employer’s health care. Surely, employers would be happy to offer funded-leave-time, if they had alternatives to cover health-care costs in a fashion similar to most developed and developing countries.
Resources:
Chris Dodd: United States Senator for Connecticut / Feb. 1, 2007
Marketplace / Feb 1, 2007
Posted under Healthcare
This post was written by PoliticsRX on February 1, 2007
