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The manufactured housingunits are part of a larger state/FEMA housing program that uses severalresources to house eligible residents displaced by wildfires that occurred on orafter Aug. 30. While rental homes and apartments are preferred, the temporaryhousing units will provide a short-term answer for some displaced Texans.
CBO sayssimilar bill would cost Social Security Administration $9 billion over 10 yearsto administer
October 11, 2011
Mr. Chairman, thank you forthis opportunity to give bipartisan consideration of the President's proposalson helping unemployed Americans. Hopefully, we can work together to seekmeaningful solutions to the best ways to assist unemployed Americans prepare forand find new work.
Mr. Chairman, thank you forthis opportunity to give bipartisan consideration of the President's proposalson helping unemployed Americans. Hopefully, we can work together to seekmeaningful solutions to the best ways to assist unemployed Americans prepare forand find new work.
Thursday, my subcommittee plans to hold a hearing about the parts ofPresident Barack Obama's jobs bill related to unemployment. This includes anextension of federal unemployment insurance, as well as new initiatives designedto help the jobless return to work.
If Congress fails to act by Dec. 31, more than 2 million Americans lose theirunemployment benefits by mid-February, and a total of more than 6 million willlikely lose benefits during 2012.
Thursday, my subcommittee plans to hold a hearing about the parts ofPresident Barack Obama's jobs bill related to unemployment. This includes anextension of federal unemployment insurance, as well as new initiatives designedto help the jobless return to work.
If Congress fails to act by Dec. 31, more than 2 million Americans lose theirunemployment benefits by mid-February, and a total of more than 6 million willlikely lose benefits during 2012.
Dr. JoeGonzales, Superintendent of East Austin College Prep was pleased to hear news ofthe funding. "My experience over the last 50years as an educator confirms what research shows to be the significantrelationship between health-related fitness and academic achievement. At EastAustin College Prep we are always looking for ways to inspire our students tobecome more active and health conscious, and this grant will boost our school's physical education program andprovide the tools students need to lead healthierlives," he said.
October 3, 2011
Washington—Today,U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Chair of the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation,issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge MarinaGarcia Marmolejo's nomination for a federal judgeship in Laredo:
September 30, 2011