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The Raise the Wage Act is a proposed United States law that would increase the federal minimum wage to US$17. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Versions of the bill have been introduced in each United States Congress since 2017.
The RAISE (Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment) Act is a bill first introduced in the United States Senate in 2017. Co-sponsored by Republican senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue , the bill sought to reduce levels of legal immigration to the United States by 50% by halving the number of green cards issued.
The delay in raising the debt ceiling resulted in the first downgrade in the United States credit rating, a sharp drop in the stock market, and an increase in borrowing costs. Congress raised the debt limit with the Budget Control Act of 2011 , which added to the fiscal cliff when the new ceiling was reached on December 31, 2012.
The cost-of-living adjustment is an increase in pay for Social Security recipients to help offset rising prices. ... it would increase the issues that the trust fund faces and create greater ...
Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister has criticised Irish president Michael D Higgins for raising the ongoing conflict in Gaza during his speech to an annual Holocaust memorial event in Dublin.
The Big Issue has worked with the Social Enterprise Academy for the past four years to create a “schools takeover edition” of the magazine, which pupils sell to raise money to support their ...
Taxes were one issue that, in the words of Bush adviser James Pinkerton, "unified the right and didn't antagonize anybody else." [3]: 22 Thus a firm no-new-tax pledge was included in Bush's acceptance speech at the New Orleans convention. The full section of the speech on tax policy was (emphasis added): And I'm the one who will not raise taxes.
The debt ceiling issue was one of the causes for the 2013 government shutdown, and a lack of a budget bill over the issue forced the government to sequester its budget. The crisis, as well as the government shutdown, ended on October 17, 2013, with the passing of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 .