Monday, September 10, 2007

House Democrats Find A Program to Cut

USA Today reports on what House Democrats have done :
•Passed a spending bill that would cut 20% from the proposed budget of the Office of Labor Management Standards, a Labor Department unit that investigates alleged union mismanagement.

•Inserted a provision into the farm bill, backed by government employee unions, that would block state efforts to outsource the running of food stamp programs.

•Passed new requirements that contractors on taxpayer-funded security, water and energy projects pay prevailing wages, which often equate to higher union wages.

•Approved legislation that unions say would make it easier to organize.
The union movement has bought their politicians well.Very well.