There are dozens of ways to slow down or kill legislation on the federal level, which is exactly what senators are doing by kicking the can down the road with nearly 70 studies mandated by the financial reform bill.
Recognizing that manufacturing is critical to the overall health of the American economy, 85 percent of Americans believe that creating manufacturing jobs is either the most or a very important job for the policymakers in Washington.
Labor, interest groups and even members of the president’s own party have assailed the Korea trade agreement as a job-killing redux of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Concerns over lack of market access for American automakers and beef producers, investor’s rights protections and potential job losses have led many allies to speak out publicly.
Unlike past recessions, the current downturn has affected over half of the American people. Americans are generally less optimistic about their futures and their childrens' futures, more concerned about pocketbook issues and worried about retirement security, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.
