Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), who is a playing “a crucial role in bipartisan negotiations over financial regulation,” pushed to “remove a provision from draft legislation that would have empowered federal authorities to crack down on payday lenders. … The industry is politically influential in his home state and a significant contributor to his campaigns, records show.”
The Census Bureau will hire up to 750,000 workers May, “a hiring binge that could knock the unemployment rate down by as much as a half-point.” The Census hiring comes “at the best possible time” for President Obama, and could lead to positive monthly job growth figures for only the second time in the past year.
Rules and Administration Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will hold a series of hearings on reforming... [View Full Article]
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), who is a playing “a crucial role in bipartisan negotiations over financial regulation,” pushed to “remove a provision from draft legislation that would have empowered federal authorities to crack down on payday lenders. … The industry is politically influential in his home state and a significant contributor to his campaigns, records show.”
The Census Bureau will hire up to 750,000 workers May, “a hiring binge that could knock the unemployment rate down by as much as a half-point.” The Census hiring comes “at the best possible time” for President Obama, and could lead to positive monthly job growth figures for only the second time in the past year.
Rules and Administration Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will hold a series of hearings on reforming... [via Think Progress]
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