CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - March 20, 2014
- March 20, 2014 |
- CEO Update
Boehner uses association concerns to blast unemployment insurance bill House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) pointed Wednesday to one association's concerns as the reason his chamber probably will not take up Senate legislation extending unemployment insurance benefits to 2 million Americans. In a letter to Congress, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies said while it would not take a stance on the bill in question, it wanted to alert lawmakers that the legislation could be difficult to implement, given many states' "antiquated and rigid computer systems." "The requirements in [the bill] would cause considerable delays in the implementation of the program and… Read More