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    News Article ● Labor

    Republican centrists and populists combine to kill series of GOP labor bills

    January 14, 2026 // Several of the GOP rebels also expect a bill led by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) that was teed up for a vote later in the week will also be pulled. That bill, the Save Local Business Act, would amend which employers would be considered joint employers of workers who worked for a different employer. The AFL-CIO argued this week that the bill would let “big corporations hide behind complex business structures.”

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    Walberg and Owens bring different experiences to race for House Education chair

    December 11, 2024 // But Reps. Tim Walberg of Michigan and Burgess Owens of Utah have different backgrounds that would shape the way they guide the panel. The House Republican Steering Committee could select a successor to the Education panel’s outgoing chairwoman, Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, as early as Monday.

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