112th Congress
This amendment would stop a comprehensive local solution to a major and very costly problem in the Klamath River Basin.
Thompson and Rosemarie Fernandez, U.S. Postal Service district manager out of San Francisco, will dedicate the Eureka Main Post Office in the name of Sacco at the ceremony to begin at 2 p.m. at 337 West Clark St. Also attending will be former Eureka City Council member Tom McMurray Jr. and Sam Sacco Jr.
The Republican spending plan, known as House Resolution 1, is a continuing resolution designed to keep the federal government funded through the end of the current fiscal year in lieu of a new budget.
Rep. Mike Thompson of St. Helena says hundreds of health care workers could lose jobs, meaning tens of thousands of lower-income people would lose access to care.
Rep. Zoe Lofgrenâ€"whose district includes Silicon Valleyâ€"said Thursday in a conference call with reporters that many of the cuts will hit "those who can least afford it."
The proposal, officially dubbed House Resolution 1, the continuing resolution, would strip funding for important state water initiatives, including federal regulations protecting salmon, and would have “catastrophic” economic impacts on Thompson's 1st District, the congressman said in a press release.
The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.
Among the items listed in the bill are a "three-hour" provision that would require airlines to offer passengers the option to exit the plane if it has been stalled on the tarmac for longer than three hours.
The bill comes roughly four years after the major ice storms on Feb. 14, 2007 stranded hundreds of passengers on tarmacs without access to food, water, medical provisions and kept some in close proximity to overflowing toilets.
If passed, the bill would require air carriers to provide adequate food, water, temperature controls, ventilation and working toilets during excessive delays, and offer passengers the option to deplane after three or more hours on the ground.
“Air carriers have a responsibility to provide basic services and accommodations to their passengers.