More News From Yesterday

Yesterday was BUSY, everybody, and I just wanted two things. The Senate Budget Committee also moved to add pay parity to its version of the budget (the House did it on Tuesday). And Sens. Daniel Akaka and George Voinovich introduced their version of the telework bill. So pretty much everything workforce related is rolling along in concert in the House and Senate. I think this could be the session of Congress that some workforce bills actually pass in both houses and are signed by the president. A lot of bills got introduced last year, and there where a lot of hearings. While at the time, the stalling of those bills in committee or on a docket calendar seemed frustrating, my guess is they'll prove to be useful groundwork.