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U.S. Representative Tim Bishop urged members of Congress last week to approve legislation that would extend a nationwide 2-percent payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits to the end of the year. The congressman also pushed for legislation that would prevent a sharp drop in Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Mr. Bishop, a Democrat, led the charge on the floor of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives last week by introducing a motion to instruct members of both the House and the Senate to complete their work on the measures by this Friday, February 17, according to a press release issued by his office.
The measures, Mr. Bishop stated, are important because they would be “providing certainty to 160 million Americans that their paycheck will not shrink next month, extending a lifeline to Americans who have... more
Mr. Bishop, a Democrat, led the charge on the floor of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives last week by introducing a motion to instruct members of both the House and the Senate to complete their work on the measures by this Friday, February 17, according to a press release issued by his office.
The measures, Mr. Bishop stated, are important because they would be “providing certainty to 160 million Americans that their paycheck will not shrink next month, extending a lifeline to Americans who have... more
