The House-passed versions of several appropriations bills include a number of spending restrictions. While controversial, these limitations, commonly known as riders, in many cases are necessary to encourage federal agencies to act more responsibly in setting and enforcing regulations. They also are needed to encourage the Clinton Administration to work more assiduously with Congress to reform some of the most seriously flawed regulatory statutes. As the Senate prepares to consider the Labor/Health and Human Services appropriations bill, and as Congress enters into a conference on other bills, including Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies, and Transportation appropriations, Members should make sure that several riders in the House- passed bills are preserved in the final legislation.
Access to affordable care is being compromised for millions ofAmericans. To address the medical malpractice crisis in a way thatreflects their particular circumstances, state legislators canchoose from a menu of reform options, including early offer,patient indemnity insurance, and special health courts. The bestsolutions will enhance patients' rights while curbing the system'scurrent excesses.
(Archived document, may contain errors) 181 July 19, 1993 UPSEITNG IME BALANCE OF U& LABOR LAW: THE STMIOR MMUCEMIENT BEIL (& 559 HR 5) By Peter J. Ferrara Senior Fellow
(Archived document, may contain errors) April 19,1996 No. 97 WAGES, PROFITS9 AND INCOME: POLITICS VS. REALITY By Mark Wilson Rebecca Lukens Fellow in Labor Policy "On Labor Day 1995, the earnings of most American workers are either stuck in the mud or sinking. Profits are up. Paychecks are not." -Secretary Robert B. Reich, Labor Day Address, August 31, 1995. "The state of the Union is strong. Our economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades." -President Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996 INTRODUCTION