e-News from Washington (February 5, 2010)



Democrats Dangle Tax Cuts to Win Republican Support for Jobs Bill
The Hill, February 5, 2010
Senate Democrats are dangling tax provisions favored by the GOP in hopes of building bipartisan support for a jobs bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to unveil by Monday.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Unveils Details of the National Export Initiative
U.S. Department of Commerce, February 4, 2010
New effort central to President Obama’s goal of doubling U.S. exports and supporting new job.

Dems Grouse as Obama Tacks to Center
Politico, Feburary 4, 2010
President Obama is running into resistance from congressional Democrats over several key economic proposals — blunting the party’s ability to send a clear message to middle-class voters that Democrats feel their pain.

President Obama Outlines New Small Business Lending Fund
The White House, February 2, 2010
President Barack Obama outlined the new Small Business Lending Fund, which will transfer $30 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to a new program that will support small business lending.

Fact Sheet on Small Business Lending Fund
 
Federal R&D Efforts Could Get Boost
Federal News Radio, February 2, 2010
The Obama administration wants to pump significant increases of funding into some federal research and development science and technology saying it's trying to make up for years of neglect by the previous administration.

Technical Investments to Spur Economic Growth

Office of Science and Technology Policy, February 1, 2010
Technology highlights in the President's 2011 budget
 
The Budget of the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2011
The White House, February 1, 2010
Contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s priorities, budget overviews
organized by agency, and summary table.

Analyzing Obama's 2011 Budget, Issue By Issue
NPR, February 1, 2010
President Obama released a budget for fiscal 2011 that calls for record spending of $3.8 trillion. Here, NPR reporters break down the budget and offer analysis by topic.