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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.6025 Family-Friendly Workplace Act</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>The McCain Economic Plan | Words From Justin M. Kolenc...</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Words From Justin M. Kolenc... </name>
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While McCain&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s vote for &#226;&#8364;&#339;Yea&#226;&#8364;* on the former can be found in the United States Senate Roll Call Vote record (103rd Congress), McCain&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s name is strangely absent from H.R. 6025 (110th Congress). In fact, even amongst several lists of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jmkwriteswell.com/2008/09/23/the-mccain-economic-plan/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Past Time for Comp Time</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-04:/commentary/2821152</id>
    <updated>2008-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Texas Insider </name>
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A recently proposed bill, HR 6025, would allow such flexibility and alternatives to the 40-hour workweek for parents with children and caregivers for the elderly. It could shift the private sector toward greater use of comp time for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.texasinsider.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=4536&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Terry Neese&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Blog &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Washington Times article by ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A recently proposed bill, H.R. 6025, would allow such flexibility and alternatives to the 40-hour workweek for parents with children and caregivers for the elderly. It could shift the private sector toward greater use of compensatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://terry-neese-blog.com/labor-day-article-in-washington-times-by-terry-neese/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>They Are Just Not That Into You | Right Wing Watch</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-27:/commentary/3597660</id>
    <updated>2008-08-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Instead, the plan focuses on Republican-introduced ideas as allowing private sector workers to take compensatory time instead of premium pay for overtime worked (HR 6025) or permitting full tax deductibility for most medical expenses ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/they-are-just-not-you&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338) Passes Out of House Committee</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/commentary/2551990</id>
    <updated>2008-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) mirroring her proposed Family-Friendly Workplace Act (HR 6025), and an amendment proposed by Rep. McKeon (R-CA) requiring a study on how rising energy costs exacerbate the impact of wage disparities for American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washlaborwire.com/2008/07/24/paycheck-fairness-act-hr-1338-passes-out-of-house-committee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Declaring Independence: For Comp Time, It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Past Time</title>
    <link href="http://terry-neese-blog.com/declaring-independence-for-comp-time-its-past-time/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-03:/commentary/2433391</id>
    <updated>2008-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Terry Neese&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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A recently proposed bill, HR 6025, would allow such flexibility and alternatives to the 40-hour work week for parents with children and caregivers for the elderly. It could shift the private sector toward greater use of compensatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://terry-neese-blog.com/declaring-independence-for-comp-time-its-past-time/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislation Would Allow Comp Time in Private Sector</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/commentary/3798397</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Family-Friendly Workplace Act (H.R. 6025), which Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) introduced, would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow employees who prefer to take compensatory time--instead of receiving overtime ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hr.blr.com/news.aspx?id=78499&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&quot;comp time&quot; bill introduced in house</title>
    <link href="http://www.workplacehorizons.com/home/2008/6/6/comp-time-bill-introduced-in-house.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-06:/commentary/3130886</id>
    <updated>2008-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>workplacehorizons.com </name>
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cathy mcmorris-rodgers (r-wa) introduced the &quot;family-friendly workplace act&quot; (hr 6025). the bill is an effort to amend the fair labor standards act of 1938 (flsa) to provide compensatory time as an alternative option to overtime premium ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.workplacehorizons.com/home/2008/6/6/comp-time-bill-introduced-in-house.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>wa-05 republican re-branding has arrived in the mail -brought to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-30:/commentary/3130892</id>
    <updated>2008-05-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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the &quot;family-friendly workplace act&quot; (hr 6025) gives families the option to make choices that work best for them... it gives employers the option of offering employees the choice of paid time off in lieu of cash wages for overtime hours ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washblog.com/story/2008/5/30/174725/291&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR6025 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-28:/commentary/2257179</id>
    <updated>2008-05-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6025/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Gyp American Working Families Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-26:/commentary/2265858</id>
    <updated>2008-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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crossposted from unbossed. Who says that Republicans are not environmentally aware and overall friendly people? Take the Family-Friendly Workplace Act (HR 6025), introduced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5] and endorsed by 11 of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/26/111642/113&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>they gyp working american families act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-25:/commentary/3130885</id>
    <updated>2008-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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take the family-friendly workplace act (hr 6025), introduced by rep. cathy mcmorris rodgers [r, wa-5] and endorsed by 11 of her best friends in the house. after all, what could be more friendly than being friendly to families. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unbossed.com/index.php?itemid=2116&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>house republican introduces comp time bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-23:/commentary/3130895</id>
    <updated>2008-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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on may 13, 2008, representative cathy mcmorris rodgers (r-wa) introduced the &#226;&#8364;&#339;family-friendly workplace act&#226;&#8364;* (hr 6025). this proposed legislation would allow private employers to grant paid time off in lieu of cash wages for overtime ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smbtime.com/2008/05/comp-time-bill.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#226;&#8364;&#339;Boehner,&#226;&#8364;* Rhymes With &#226;&#8364;&#339;Loner&#226;&#8364;*</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Poor, poor lonesome John Boehner, the House Minority Leader. On April 3rd he predicted that the Republicans would post gains in the House this November, a prediction so starkly divorced from reality that few people called him on it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/21/boehner-rhymes-with-loner/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House GOP&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s 2008 &#226;&#8364;&#732;Families Agenda&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Signals Defeat on Gay Rights ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Instead, the plan focuses on such GOP-introduced ideas as allowing private sector workers to take compensatory time instead of premium pay for overtime worked (HR 6025) or permitting full tax deductibility for most medical expenses (HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/05/21/house-gop-signals-defeat-on-gays-abortion/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep&#195;&#186;bl&#195;&#173;kanar s&#195;&#182;kkva enn d&#195;&#189;pra &#195;&#173; &#195;&#179;smekklegheitum</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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&#195;&#382;a&#195;&#176; er ekki &#195;&#189;kja langt s&#195;&#173;&#195;&#176;an bloggarar veittu &#195;&#190;v&#195;&#173; athygli a&#195;&#176; Rep&#195;&#186;bl&#195;&#173;kanaflokkurinn virtist ekki vera a&#195;&#176; undirb&#195;&#186;a margar af klass&#195;&#173;skum kosningaherfer&#195;&#176;um s&#195;&#173;num - &#195;&#190;.e. hr&#195;&#166;&#195;&#176;a kj&#195;&#179;sendur me&#195;&#176; hommum og f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eyjan.is/freedomfries/index.php/archives/730&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>State GOP didn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t get the memo&#226;&#8364;&#8221;Republicans are running as Democrats ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/commentary/2219434</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Instead, the plan focuses on such GOP-introduced ideas as allowing private sector workers to take compensatory time instead of premium pay for overtime worked (HR 6025) or permitting full tax deductibility for most medical expenses (HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://punditnation.blogspot.com/2008/05/state-gop-didnt-get-memorepublicans-are.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>With &#226;&#8364;&#732;American Families Agenda,&#226;&#8364;&#8482; GOP changes direction</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Instead, the plan focuses on Republican-introduced ideas as allowing private sector workers to take compensatory time instead of premium pay for overtime worked (HR 6025) or permitting full tax deductibility for most medical expenses ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/15583.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House GOP Goes Low-Profile on Social Issues</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-17:/commentary/2210622</id>
    <updated>2008-05-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Republican Michigander </name>
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Instead, the plan focuses on such GOP-introduced ideas as allowing private sector workers to take compensatory time instead of premium pay for overtime worked (HR 6025) or permitting full tax deductibility for most medical expenses (HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicanmichigander.blogspot.com/2008/05/house-gop-goes-low-profile-on-social.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Republican Introduces Compensatory Time Bill</title>
    <link href="http://washlaborwire.com/2008/05/16/house-republican-introduces-compensatory-time-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-16:/commentary/2208283</id>
    <updated>2008-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Labor &amp;amp; Employment Wire </name>
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The Family-Friendly Workplace Act (HR 6025) would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to permit employers to offer paid time off at a rate of one and a half hours of paid leave for each hour of employment for which overtime pay ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washlaborwire.com/2008/05/16/house-republican-introduces-compensatory-time-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 6025, The Family-Friendly Workplace Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200511017.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-15:/commentary/3597659</id>
    <updated>2008-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Comments for HR 6562,... </name>
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US Congress: HR 6025, The Family-Friendly Workplace Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200511017.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Family-Friendly Workplace Act (HR 6025)</title>
    <link href="http://washlaborwire.com/2008/05/14/family-friendly-workplace-act-hr-6025/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/2223014</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington Labor &amp;amp; Employment Wire </name>
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The bill also prohibits employers from intimidating, threatening, or otherwise interfering with employees&#226;&#8364;&#8482; right to choose to receive either paid time off or overtime wages. Status: HR 6025 was introduced by Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washlaborwire.com/2008/05/14/family-friendly-workplace-act-hr-6025/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>mcmorris rodgers introduces bill to expand workplace flexibility</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:791345197&amp;amp;isRss=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-13:/commentary/3130896</id>
    <updated>2008-05-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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cathy mcmorris rodgers (r-wa) today introduced the family-friendly workplace act (hr 6025), a bill to provide greater flexibility to working families. the bill eliminates barriers in federal law that prevent private sector workers from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:791345197&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6025: To amend the Fair Labor ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6025" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2199891</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] introduced HR 6025: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6025&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 6025, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6025.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2204709</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>washingtonwatch.com - Welcome to washingtonwatc... </name>
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HR 6025 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6025.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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