Unemployment Rises To 5.7 Percent In July

  Not only did the rate rise to 5.7 percent, but, non-farm payroll

also went down in July by some 51,000 jobs. Hardest hit by the

job loses were construction, manufacturing and a few service

industry sectors. Once again, health care and the mining industry

added more jobs. Hourly wages did go up by 6 cents in July.

U.S. Department of Labor

Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed 
persons has increased by 1.6 million, and the unemployment

rate has risen by 1.0 percentage point.

  Among the unemployed, the number of reentrants to

 the labor force in July rose by 207,000 to 2.7 million.

  The number has increased by 623,000 over the past 12 months.  The number of unemployed persons who had lost their last job 
was about unchanged over the month at 4.4 million, but has

risen by 778,000 over the year.

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The Communist White House Threatens Veto Of Vets Appropriations

  Most of us already know about the veto threat from the Bush Grime Syndicate, so, here is a response to the veto threat by Chairman Chet Edwards of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

The Gavel

Chairman Chet Edwards Response to White House Veto Threat of the 2009 Veterans Appropriations Bill

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S Representative Chet Edwards (D-Waco), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, released the following statement in response to the veto threat issued by the White House on the Fiscal Year 2009 bill scheduled for a House vote this week.

“This is a slap in the face to every veteran in the nation, especially our Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. I do not understand the values that would suggest, during a time of war, we provide tax breaks for people making over $1 million a year, but we cannot afford to provide the health care our veterans deserve and the housing our troops need.

“In my 18 years in Congress, this is one of the worst decisions I have ever seen come out of the White House and OMB. For a country to send its sons and daughters to war and then to cut corners on their health care, benefits, and housing when they return home does not reflect the values of the American people. I believe our veterans, military families, and the American family will be as offended by this veto threat as I am.”

In his first year as Chairman of the House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee in 2007, Congressman Edwards authored a historic increase of $11.8 billion in veterans’ health care and benefits, the largest increase in veterans funding in the 77-year history of the Veterans Administration (VA).

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