Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Government’

Majority of Americans Could Lose Current Health Care Coverage Under New Law

Washington, Jun 14 – Between 51 and 70 percent of Americans who receive employer-provided health care coverage could lose their plan by 2014 when the new health care law is fully implemented, several federal agencies stated today in proposed regulations. Despite President Obama’s prior assurances that, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be [...]

Senate Armed Services Committee Completes Markup of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

WASHINGTON — Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, announced today that the committee has completed its markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. The bill authorizes funding for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). “The [...]

MCCASKILL AMENDMENTS INCLUDED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE POLICY BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill applauded the passage yesterday of a major defense policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2011, in the Senate Armed Services Committee, on which she sits. McCaskill won inclusion of several important amendments in the bill, including an amendment that will likely illustrate that [...]