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Kennedy's serve America Act passes Congress.(Inside Track)(Edward M. Kennedy)(Brief article)
The New York Times calls the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act the "largest expansion of government-sponsored service programs since President John E Kennedy first called for the creation of a national community service corps in 1963." As anything that's created under the Kennedy name, the bill involves ever-bigger government. It authorizes what President Obama ominously calls an "army of 250,000 Corps members" who will serve in paid positions of national service, more than triple the 75,000 now in AmeriCorps.
Paid volunteers? Only the federal government could come up with such a concept. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the bill would cost $1.2 billion in 2010 and significantly more in subsequent years.
This bill is not about volunteerism, ...
- HP Welcomes Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 22, 2009 700+ words
...signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, a law designed to encourage...fostering community service. "The Serve America Act will encourage many Americans...community. We fully support the Serve America Act and look forward to its positive...
- PELOSI STATEMENT ON THE TED KENNEDY SERVE AMERICA ACT.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 31, 2009 700+ words
...Statement on the Ted Kennedy Serve America Act Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam...passed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act by a vote of 275 to 149. The...Today, The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act is on its way to his desk to...
- Keep America Beautiful Applauds Signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America...
- Newspaper article from: Science Letter May 12, 2009 700+ words
...signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which encourages those from...livable. The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act will certainly have a positive...serve their communities. The Serve America Act also establishes a Social Innovation...
- EDITORIAL: Stepping up: Serve America Act would attract volunteers.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 19, 2008 700+ words
...long tradition of civic-minded service by helping Americans help themselves by helping others. The goal of the "Serve America Act" is to attract 175,000 volunteers -- mostly college-age Americans -- to tackle a hodgepodge of problems...
- President Obama and VIP Volunteers Join Student Conservation Association to...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 21, 2009 700+ words
...Joining SCA Members in Tree Planting at Kenilworth Park WASHINGTON -- Moments after signing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, President Barack Obama put down his pen and picked up a shovel to spotlight volunteerism and stewardship with members...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 30, 2009 700+ words
...April 21 signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The bipartisan Serve America Act was co-authored by Senators Ted Kennedy...Points of Light Institute. Passage of the Serve America Act in the first 100 days of the Obama administration...
- FEINGOLD APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF NATIONAL SERVICE BILL.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 27, 2009 700+ words
...passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which will provide more opportunities...language in the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act that will ensure volunteers...from the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The Edward M. Kennedy Serve...
- PELOSI HAILS SIGNING OF HISTORIC NATIONAL SERVICE.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 21, 2009 700+ words
...signed into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. "The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act honors both the historic legislative accomplishments...President Obama, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act will launch a new era of public service...
- GRASSLEY ADVANCES PROVISION TO HELP SMALL CHARITIES GET.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 25, 2009 700+ words
...charities. Including it in the Serve America Act is critical for two reasons. 1) The Serve America Act promotes increased participation...The programs authorized in the Serve America Act will be more effective if charities...
- To protect America, protect privacy: with President Bush seeking to extend the...
- Magazine article from: The New American Mass, Warren October 29, 2007 700+ words
...discussed the recently enacted "Protect America Act," which he had signed into law a month...to how that pertains to the Protect America Act, which effectively destroys the Fourth...the Fourth Amendment and the Protect America Act is significant. The Fourth Amendment...
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