And while the GOP elites and corporate energy supporters are making obscene money off the public in dire times, they've decided to take away paying for overtime.


Dems Blast GOP As House Backs Overtime

By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Democrats and union leaders are lambasting President Bush (news - web sites) for a proposal they say would cost at least 8 million workers their overtime pay after the House backed his drive to overhaul decades-old rules determining who qualifies for the extra money.

The Republican-led chamber voted 213-210 on Thursday to defeat a Democratic effort to derail the proposed regulations, clearing the way for the administration to impose changes in overtime rules as early as the end of this year...





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