Defense firms confirm layoff warnings
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sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Psst...I'm guessing that her kid is coming with her. Congrats!
withrespect
:wr:
Where have you been all day?Psst...I'm guessing that her kid is coming with her. Congrats!
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Quiet. Baby Girl got bit by a dog yesterday and I'm still shaken.Where have you been all day?
mAlice
professional daydreamer
Seriously?
MarieB
New Member
CR and sequestration
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced the broad outlines of a continuing resolution early last month, shortly before lawmakers left town for a five-week recess.
House and Senate appropriators have since worked out the details of the CR, which was posted by the House Rules Committee Monday. The CR funds the government through March 2013 and caps fiscal 2013 discretionary spending at $1.047 trillion, slightly more than fiscal 2012.
But observers don't expect the negotiations surrounding sequestration — $1.2 trillion over 10 years in automatic cuts — to be so straightforward.
Nearly all sides agree the cuts would be devastating, especially to the Defense Department. But proposals to avert, replace or cancel them face an uncertain future.
The Republican-controlled House passed the Sequester Replacement Act in May, which would nullify the automatic cuts and replace them with with alternative budget savings. Among them is a measure that would gradually increase federal employees' pension contributions — from 0.8 percent to 5.8 percent over five years. The bill would also cut a supplementary payment for federal workers who retire before they're eligible for Social Security — but only for new hires.
The vote fell mostly along party lines.
The Senate has not taken up similar legislation, and most analysts think any further action on an alternative to sequestration is unlikely until after the presidential election.
"We believe this should be addressed and fixed before the election and have offered to work with Democrats to do so, but they have rejected those offers," Kevin Smith, a Boehner spokesman, told Federal News Radio in an email.
Reid's office did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The White House is set to deliver a report this week — nearly a week behind schedule — detailing how sequestration would be applied to individual programs should a deal fall through.
cont
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/537/3030561/Congress-faces-continuing-resolution-sequestration-and-postal-reform
This should have been addressed before lawmakers left town.
There is a meeting set for Sept 18th between defense contractors and the Deputy Defense Secretary
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced the broad outlines of a continuing resolution early last month, shortly before lawmakers left town for a five-week recess.
House and Senate appropriators have since worked out the details of the CR, which was posted by the House Rules Committee Monday. The CR funds the government through March 2013 and caps fiscal 2013 discretionary spending at $1.047 trillion, slightly more than fiscal 2012.
But observers don't expect the negotiations surrounding sequestration — $1.2 trillion over 10 years in automatic cuts — to be so straightforward.
Nearly all sides agree the cuts would be devastating, especially to the Defense Department. But proposals to avert, replace or cancel them face an uncertain future.
The Republican-controlled House passed the Sequester Replacement Act in May, which would nullify the automatic cuts and replace them with with alternative budget savings. Among them is a measure that would gradually increase federal employees' pension contributions — from 0.8 percent to 5.8 percent over five years. The bill would also cut a supplementary payment for federal workers who retire before they're eligible for Social Security — but only for new hires.
The vote fell mostly along party lines.
The Senate has not taken up similar legislation, and most analysts think any further action on an alternative to sequestration is unlikely until after the presidential election.
"We believe this should be addressed and fixed before the election and have offered to work with Democrats to do so, but they have rejected those offers," Kevin Smith, a Boehner spokesman, told Federal News Radio in an email.
Reid's office did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The White House is set to deliver a report this week — nearly a week behind schedule — detailing how sequestration would be applied to individual programs should a deal fall through.
cont
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/537/3030561/Congress-faces-continuing-resolution-sequestration-and-postal-reform
This should have been addressed before lawmakers left town.
There is a meeting set for Sept 18th between defense contractors and the Deputy Defense Secretary
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Seriously. A friend's dog. 4 staples in her head. I still hear her screams in my head. Do you have a Valium handy? I didn't sleep a wink. I had nightmares. Baby Girl is great and acts like nothing happened but I'm a ####ing wreck.
withrespect
:wr:
oh no. Is she ok? What kind of dog and where did she get bit? Do you need anything?
kwillia
n/a
Had a coversation with my 20 yr old son recently where I was going on and on about my high stress level from being a contractor and that I carry the insurance coverage for our family, his dad's business is dependent on a growing economy and that we are only 7 years away from paying the house off, but what if... etc. His response was, "So what if we lose it all and we have to start over again living in somebody's basement for a while... we still have each other and doesn't that count more?" He stopped me in my tracks. And I do admit... hearing him say that and understanding his point took a whole lot of pressure off my shoulders.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
She's fine. He's a great dane. Her head. A valium and bottle of wine. Thanks.
mAlice
professional daydreamer
I'm really sorry to hear that. Poor baby. Poor you, too! How terrifying.
mAlice
professional daydreamer
I was bitten by a dane when I was six. At the time, he was the size of a T-rex to me. I'll never forget it.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Thanks. This is the 2nd time she's been bitten by a dog in 6 months. This is the 2nd time that she's tried to hug a dog while they were sleeping. I hope this is the last. The 1st time was a beagle.
migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
I can hook you up with the wine part. Hope she heals up quick.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Judging by the bite marks on her head (top and bottom of skull), her head fit in his mouth. And that's just what my nightmare was.
mAlice
professional daydreamer
Warm fuzzy.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Thank you, but I'll pass. Momma gets loopy from one glass of wine now. I had 2 glasses of wine on Saturday night and woke up with a hangover. I used to have such a great alcohol tolerance. Now I guess I don't drink nearly enough.
kwillia
n/a
I have to be constantly reminded that I need to let stresses go that I have no control over... he takes the mode of "If we break it, we'll fix it." My daughter's saying is, "It is what it is... we'll just deal with it." Thank goodness they both developed an immunity to my spazzing rather than inherit my spazzing...
mAlice
professional daydreamer
I can appreciate the worrying part, too. I think it's normal to fear losing the ability to provide for our loved ones. It's hard to get zen on that, even if I sound like I am. I try not to worry too much, and I know I'd be okay if we fell on hard times, but I still worry. I just don't really 'stress' about it.I have to be constantly reminded that I need to let stresses go that I have no control over... he takes the mode of "If we break it, we'll fix it." My daughter's saying is, "It is what it is... we'll just deal with it." Thank goodness they both developed an immunity to my spazzing rather than inherit my spazzing...
Find your zen.
