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Asian Call Center Workers Trained With U.S. Tax Dollars

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Despite President Obama’s recent call for companies to “insource” jobs sent overseas, it turns out that the federal government itself is spending millions of dollars to train foreign students for employment in some booming career fields–including working in offshore call centers that serve U.S. businesses.

The program is called JEEP, which stands for Job Enabling English Proficiency. It’s available to college students in the Philippines through USAID. [...]

10-term Congressman Tim Holden (D-PA) Voted to Exempt Fracking from the Clear Water Act and Voted Against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (oh, and originally a SOPA co-sponsor). He’s up for re-election.

Congressman Tim Holden (D-PA) voted to deregulate the horizontal drilling industry, a process commonly known as “fracking,” by voting for the “Halliburton Loophole” placed by industry lobbyists. The law exempted the process from the Clean Water Act, allowing oil and natural gas companies to go about their business with little accountability. In many cases, local communities have faced a variety of chemicals in their drinking water, some of them believed to be [...]

Sebelius: Fewer Babies Born Will Save Health Care Costs

At a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius confirmed the fears of many pro-life advocates who worry that the recent HHS mandate requiring all insurance plans to cover contraception and sterilization, regardless of an employer’s moral objection, is just the beginning.

The same statutory authority of the Administration to mandate contraception could just as easily mandate abortion on demand. The Administration believes in essence [...]

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Asian Call Center Workers Trained With U.S. Tax Dollars

10-term Congressman Tim Holden (D-PA) Voted to Exempt Fracking from the Clear Water Act and Voted Against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (oh, and originally a SOPA co-sponsor). He’s up for re-election.

Sebelius: Fewer Babies Born Will Save Health Care Costs

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