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White House Threatens Veto the Senate's Clean Power Plan Challenge
2015-11-18 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The White House issued a veto threat on Tuesday for a resolution from the Republican-led U.S. Senate that would nullify new regulations to cut carbon emissions from power plants, the central piece of President Barack Obama's climate plan. The Senate sponsors of the motion have said the Environmental Protection Agency regulation, which is also being challenged in U.S. federal court by 26 states and more than a dozen industry groups, would hurt jobs in coal-dependent regions. Late on Tuesday,...
NPPC praises Senates approval of mandatory price reporting bill
2015-09-22 23:57:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council Urges Senate, House to settle bill differences The National Pork Producers Council praised the Senate for its passage today of legislation reauthorizing the livestock mandatory price reporting law, which is set to expire Sept. 30. read more
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The Senate's unanswered questions about H-1B replacements
2015-09-10 13:29:42| IT Services - Topix.net
The story of Southern California Edison's use of foreign contract workers is not over. There's more to go, despite what Infosys is saying this week.
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Food industry welcomes Senate's passage of TPA
2015-05-26 10:46:49| Food - Topix.net
Presdent Barack Obama's proposals to gain "fast track" negotiating authority had faced opposition in the Senate, with fears that trade liberalisation could hit US manufacturing jobs. Under a compromise deal, passed late Friday by 62 to 37 votes, Obama gains the power to sign trade deals without Congressional approval.
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Magid: Senate's Internet of Things security debate exposes thorny issue
2015-02-13 16:25:34| Wireless - Topix.net
I was not surprised to learn that the Senate is looking into the Internet of Things. Senators are concerned about safety, privacy and security issues now that the tech industry is focusing on ways to connect devices to the Internet and to each other.
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