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Senate Democrats Block Energy Bill in Dispute Over Aid for Flint
2016-02-05 14:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked action on a comprehensive energy bill that had drawn broad bipartisan support after lawmakers failed to agree on including a $600 million amendment to address the crisis over lead-tainted water in Flint, Mich. Senators voted twice to end debate on the energy bill, first falling 10 votes short of the 60-vote threshold needed to bring the item to a conclusion, and then falling six votes short. Absent their Flint aid amendment, 38 Democrats, including one of the...
Trucker rest break proposal resurrected in aviation bill
2016-02-05 02:42:07| Trucking - Topix.net
Buried in the fine print of an aviation bill introduced in the House this week is a provision that would prevent states from requiring trucking companies to schedule more generous rest breaks for their drivers than the federal government's minimum standard. Laws in 22 states require longer or more frequent rest or meal breaks for workers than the Federal Motor Carrier Administration's standard for truckers of a minimum half-hour break eight hours after reporting for duty.
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MarineMax's (HZO) CEO Bill McGill on Q1 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
2016-02-05 02:39:44| Mobile Homes - Topix.net
Good day, everyone and welcome to the MarineMax Incorporated First Quarter 2016 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded.
Bill Tatro - Mrs. Robinson and the 2016 Election
2016-02-04 12:55:16| IT Services - Topix.net
Founded on sound fiscal and budgetary measures, ensconced within the framework of the Constitution and a smattering of The Declaration, the Tea Party seems to have exhausted its shelf life. It has gone the way of a Ross Perot bumper sticker.
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Oil companies doled out big donations in climate bill fight
2016-02-02 08:09:56| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Oil companies that convinced California lawmakers last year to abandon part of a landmark bill to fight climate change donated more than $250,000 to their campaigns for re-election in the second half of 2015 -- with more money going to Democrats than Republicans. Since the state Senate bars its members from accepting campaign checks in the final weeks of the legislative session, a large share of the money went to lawmakers in the state Assembly, with five assemblymembers receiving more than $10,000 each from Chevron, Exxon and Tesoro, campaign finance statements show.
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