In this newsletter, you will find information regarding the most recent forecasts of the federal deficit from the Congressional Budget Office’s updated budget report and a link to video of a Second District constituent talking about what he thinks of the current level of government spending. Also included in this newsletter is information regarding the U.S. military service academy nomination process and deadline. I hope you will share this information with your friends by forwarding this email and using the …
Month: September 2012
White House Weekly Address: Thanks To Our Troops
President Obama marks the second anniversary of the end of major combat in Iraq, by thanking our servicemen and women for the outstanding work they did. It’s the summer’s special Mailbag Edition of West Wing Week, featuring Elizabeth Olson, Director of Presidential Correspondence. This week we’re taking a moment to pick out a few of your letters from the thousands that arrive everyday here at the White House and answer some of your questions on immigration, healthcare, and the economy. …
Monday Open Line (Labor Day)
In 1882, Matthew Maguire, a machinist, first proposed the holiday while serving as secretary of the CLU (Central Labor Union) of New York.[2] Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882,[3] after witnessing the annual labor festival held in Toronto, Canada.[4] Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday in 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894, thirty states officially celebrated Labor …