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Choice in Auto Insurance: Updated Savings Estimates for Auto Choice

The auto insurance system in the country suffers from several major failings, including excessive cost, uneven compensation for injuries, extensive fraud and abuse, perverse incentives generated by pain-and-suffering damage awards, and the negative impact on the poor and welfare recipients. One remedy to these problems is the Auto Choice reform....

Tags: Financial Planning, Benefits, U.S. House of Representatives, insurance, incentive, compensation, benefit

White papers 2003-07-01

Establishing Federal Reserve Inflation Goals

Although inflation has receded, and hence price stability is no longer a "headline-grabbing" issue, the paper highlights several important reasons why now is the opportune time to adopt such a strategy. The U.S. legislative history of this approach is summarized and essentials of current price stability legislation presented. In the...

Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, U.S. House of Representatives, inflation, strategy

White papers 1997-04-01

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Wisconsin schools question green cash giveaway

The federal government might soon send cash to school districts for green upgrades, but some superintendents are looking for strings and questioning the amount. If a proposed bill passes the U.S. Senate and is signed by the president, it will free up cash for school districts across...

Articles 2008-06-26

IAB President Randall Rothenberg to Testify at House Small Business Committee Hearing

Will Outline How Interactive Advertising Fuels Small Business Growth WASHINGTON -- Randall Rothenberg, President and CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB, will testify as an expert witness today about the critical role that Internet advertising plays for small businesses in the U.S. economy during the U.S. House...

Articles 2008-06-25

Raising Taxes on Real Estate Partnerships Would Harm Millions

ALTA Joins Industry Effort to Caution Congress WASHINGTON -- In a joint letter today to Congress, the American Land Title Association ALTA joined with 16 other real estate industry groups urging Congress not to raise taxes on real estate partnerships, saying it would further damage an already shaky...

Articles 2008-06-25

American Diabetes Association Applauds U.S. House of Representatives for Protecting the Rights of Americans With Disabilities

The American Diabetes Association ADAapplauds the U.S. House of Representatives today, for showing bipartisansupport for landmark legislation to protect the rights of Americans withdisabilities -- the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act. Thislegislation, introduced by House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) andRepresentative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), is intended to restore...

Articles 2008-06-25

NCPA Applauds U.S. House Vote in Favor of H.R. 6331

Bill Includes Three Provisions That Protect Patient Access To Community Pharmacies ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted 355 to 59 in favor of H.R. 6331, which represents a veto-proof majority. The health care bill contains three critical provisions for community pharmacies that speed up the...

Articles 2008-06-24

Senior WWF Official Urges Congress to Embrace Global Approach to Species Conservation

Efforts to Protect Single Species Fall Short by Failing to Address Larger Issues Threatening Long-Term Survival, Says WWF's Tom Dillon WASHINGTON -- In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives today, Tom Dillon, senior vice president for field programs at World Wildlife Fund WWF, urged a new paradigm...

Articles 2008-06-24

Shell Energy Named U.S. Natural Gas House of the Year

HOUSTON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell Energy North America US, L.P. Shell Energy was awarded the Energy Risk - U.S. Natural Gas House of the Year at a recent ceremony in Houston. "Shell Energy stood out from strong competition for a variety of reasons, including offering physical...

Articles 2008-06-23

NCPA Statement Supporting H.R. 6331

Bill Includes Three Provisions That Protect Patient Access To Community Pharmacies ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote tomorrow on H.R. 6331, a health care bill introduced by Ways & Means Chair Charles Rangel (D-NY). While the bill closely mirrors S. 3101--which received...

Articles 2008-06-23

Boston Scientific Welcomes Progress on Pain Care Legislation

NATICK, Mass., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation today welcomed progress on a number of pieces of legislation that will help service veterans and the active armed forces better manage the challenges of chronic pain. The U.S. Senate has recently passed the Veterans Mental Health Improvements...

Articles 2008-06-23

Remarks by the First Lady at a First Bloom Event

BOSTON -- Charlestown Navy Yard 2:17 P.M. EDT MRS. BUSH: Thank you, Lucy. That was a very, very nice introduction. Thanks a lot. I also want to acknowledge the Mayor, Mayor Menino. Thank you very, very much for joining us today. Representative Brad Jones, thank you...

Articles 2008-06-22

U.S. House passes green school facilities act

The U.S. House of Representatives, earlier this month, passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, which requires the secretary of education to give grants to states for the modernization, renovation or repair of public schools to make them more green and efficient. The amount...

Articles 2008-06-20

Despite Down Market, Sales Up for Homes Using Natural Elements

ATHENS, Tenn., June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- While homebuilders across the country are coping with stagnant inventories, Tennessee Log and Timber Homes Inc. has seen sales of its Natural Element HomesTM increase by 108% in the past year. The Athens, TN headquartered company is beating current economic housing trends...

Articles 2008-06-20

U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel Will Headline Impact '08 in Ohio Launch

The Center for U.S. Global Engagement willofficially launch its Impact '08 in Ohio effort, a partnership with TheOhio State University's John Glenn School of Public Affairs and theColumbus Council on World Affairs, on June 23, 2008 with a luncheon andforeign policy discussion featuring U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE). TheImpact...

Articles 2008-06-18

Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate Named One of Top U.S. Insurance Regulatory Law Firms in International Survey

Law firmColodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate was ranked second in theUnited States for its legal expertise representing clients in insurance regulatory matters , in a survey of100 in-house counsels of insurers and reinsurers worldwide. The survey wasconducted by ReactionsMagazine , an international publication that covers...

Articles 2008-06-18

Senators Blanche L. Lincoln, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Patrick Leahy, Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee and Mary Bono Mack, the Gospel Music Channel and The Recording Academy® Announce the 'Gospel Music Heritage Month' Initiative

Celebrating Gospel Music's Great Legacy Initiative announced at GRAMMYRs on the Hill event at U.S. Capitol WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gospel Music Channel television network has joined with Senator Blanche L. Lincoln (D-Ark.), Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Congresswoman...

Articles 2008-06-18

Green the Capitol Initiative Hires ICF International to Develop Monitoring System to Track Initiative Efforts

Carbon Mitigation Experts to Assess Sustainability Practices FAIRFAX, Va. -- As part of the U.S. House of Representatives' Green the Capitol Initiative, ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) has been selected to provide services to develop a formal method to monitor and report efforts of the mission. The performance tracking system...

Articles 2008-06-18

Winning Latino Votes in the General Election

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- With the focus now squarely on the general election, the pressure intensifies to work those pieces of the demographic pie that could mean The White House. Among the tastier slices? U.S. Latino voters. Ten years ago, at just under 11% of the U.S. population,...

Articles 2008-06-17

Editorial: Articles of Impeachment

More than half the members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted last week to send articles of impeachment against President Bush to the lower chamber's Judiciary Committee. Of course, most of the lawmakers considered their "yes" vote the equivalent of sending Dumbo to the elephant graveyard, from which it...

Articles 2008-06-16