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漏 Payllik 鈥?stock.adobe We use the term poison pill to refer to amendments to legislation intended by the person introducing it to turn supporters of the bigger piece of legislation against it.Its an art mastered by congressional Republicans, who ac stanley tumbler cording to the watchdog group, Public Citizen, have introduced 113 poison pill amendments to legislation just in the past week. The sheer volume of dangerous riders being included in these draft bills is an overreach and an emergency, said聽Lisa Gilbert, executive vice president of Public Citizen and co-chair of the Clean Budget Coalition. We cannot allow policy that harms regular people, threatens our rights, hurts the environment, and does any number of other terrible things to ride-along with the appropriations package. We must put out this five-alarm fire by rejecting the inclusion of poison pills. Poison pills found in the past week:The Truck Speed Limit Rider聽would prohibit funds from being used stanley website by the U.S. Department of Transportation for any rulemaking requiring eighteen-wheeler trucks used in interstate commerce to be equipped with speed limiting devices.The RAISE Rider聽would cap funding at 5 percent for infrastructure investments targeted to historically disadvantaged communities and areas of persistent poverty.The Housing Discrimination Rider聽would bar the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from using funds for the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule stanley mug , published in January to fulfill the Snnw Study: Smartwatch app could inspire more frequent physical activity
Augusta Health will celebrate its 20th anniversary in September, and many community events have been planned.In addition free health screenings at Lifetime Fitness from 3-7 pm on September 10 and September 18 and a Hospital Open House from 3-7 pm on September 24, the Augusta Health Foundation will host its first fund-raising gala on September 12 at the former Moss Museum in Waynesboro.聽 Tickets are $100 per person, and proceeds from the gala will benefit the Augusta Health Cancer Centers Bridge Fu stanley thermo nd for patients.The Gala Planning Committee has been working for several months on the event.聽 They are left to right Sarah Scott, Tami Radecke, Barbara Franklin, Debbie Metz, Jean Wade, Kathleen Heatwole, Karen Santos, Doris Clark, Omar Morgan, Arlene Macellaro, Kathy Mahnesmith and Gretchen Long.聽 Missing from the photo are Christi Coiner, Virginia Gillock, Brett Hayes, Nancy Kyler and Laurie Landes.For more information about the Gala, or to register for the event, please contact the Augusta Health Foundation at 540.332.5174.The month will end with an Open House celebrating Augusta Healths newest facility鈥攖he Waynesboro Outpatient Center鈥攐n Lew Dewitt Boulevard on Saturday, September 27 from 9 am 鈥?12 noon. Share this page Share Facebook Twitter stanley kubek Linkedin Telegram stanley cup E-mail TagsAugustaeventOpen |
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