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This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study, which was prepared at the request of the chairman and former ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance, documents changes in the level and distribution of hourly wages received by workers in the United States between 1979 and 2009. It also reviews the leading explanations for changes in the supply of, and demand for, workers with different sets of skills as well as the role of labor market institutions in affecting wages. In keeping with CBO’s mandate to provide objective, impartial analysis, this study does not make any recommendations. A related CBO study published in October 2009 analyzed trends in the distribution of annual earnings (Changes in the Distribution of Workers’ Annual Earnings Between 1979 and 2007); a forthcoming CBO study will examine trends in the distribution of household income between 1979 and 2007.

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12051

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Take Action: Women and Families in Danger

02/16/2011 Nativegrl77

The Republican House leadership is proposing major cuts in programs that affect women and families. The House is expected to vote on this “continuing resolution” later this week.

Please help us fight back by sending a clear message to the House of Representatives — Vote against the Continuing Resolution. www.nwlc.org

The Continuing Resolution for FY 2011 proposed by House Republican leaders cuts supports for women and girls at every stage of life. It:

Eliminates the Title X family planning programs that provide funding for contraception and other preventive care to over five million women and men each year

Cuts Head Start and child care for 368,000 children

Cuts millions from nutrition programs for pregnant women and their children

Cuts funding for prenatal care

Eliminates funding for the Women’s Educational Equity Program that helps schools comply with Title IX

Cuts funding for Pell grants, which help low-income women afford college, by more than $800 per student

Cuts funding needed to keep Social Security offices open and for meals, housing, and other supports for elderly women

In addition, the Continuing Resolution also cuts funding for education, housing, food safety, environmental protection, and more.

Take action today and make sure your Representative opposes these drastic cuts. www.nwlc.org

The debate over next year’s budget also moved into high gear this week, with the release of President Obama’s budget for Fiscal Year 2012. We’ll be sending you information shortly about what the President’s budget would mean for women and their families.

The fights over national priorities, for this year and years to come, will be tough. We’re counting on you!

Sincerely,

Joan Entmacher

Vice President, Family Economic Security

National Women’s Law Center

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Tell Congress: Support a small investment with big returns

02/15/2011 Nativegrl77

In today’s charged political climate, every decision made by Congress faces increased scrutiny. Right now, our new Congress is under pressure to reduce the growing federal deficit. Congress, currently operating on 2010 funding levels, is poised to vote on the 2011 Federal Budget as early as this week. One of the proposals up for discussion suggests returning federal funding to fiscal year 2008 levels. If this proposal passes, it is very likely that the U.S. foreign aid budget will face significant cuts, perhaps up to 21 percent. We must act now to tell Congress not to cut the foreign aid budget.

As a global humanitarian organization working in 70 countries around the world, CARE knows firsthand how critical U.S. foreign assistance programs are to building a stable and secure world. Supporting these programs is not only the right thing to do – it is a practical and smart investment in global stability.

There is a common misconception about how much of the U.S. federal budget is spent on foreign aid. And for that matter, what Americans think we should spend on foreign aid. The reality is that the foreign aid budget represents only 1 percent of the federal budget. You can see why a 21 percent slash would be tremendously detrimental.

Take action today by telling your member of Congress that you support smart deficit reduction, but not harmful cuts to foreign assistance! Congress could vote as soon as Wednesday!

Then, continue the conversation in person at the CARE Conference & International Women’s Day Celebration on March 8-10. To find out more about how you can join us to speak out on behalf poor women and girls – and register today – please visit http://www.careconference.org.

Thank you for your efforts! Your voice is critical to saving programs that help millions of people struggling with poverty around the world.

Sincerely,

Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH

President and CEO, CARE