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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.3536 Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act</title>
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  <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Memebers of Congress Voted in Pay Raise for themselves and Voted ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-18:/commentary/9775794</id>
    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Liberal Economics Discussion Forum </name>
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The bills &#8212; S. 1685, H.R. 3536, H.R. 3557, H.R. 4429, H.R. 3572 and H.R. 3536 &#8212; are being offered by both Democrats and Republicans, and most of them would provide recipients with additional payments of $150 or $250. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liberal-economics.com/propaganda/email-rumors/government/memebers-of-congress-voted-in-pay-raise-for-themselves-and-voted-against-cola-pay-raise/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Memebers of Congress Voted in Pay Raise for themselves and Voted ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.liberal-economics.com/2010/10/propaganda/email-rumors/government/memebers-of-congress-voted-in-pay-raise-for-themselves-and-voted-against-cola-pay-raise/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-18:/commentary/9458406</id>
    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Liberal Economics Political Debating Forum </name>
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1685, HR 3536, HR 3557, HR 4429, HR 3572 and HR 3536 &#8212; are being offered by both Democrats and Republicans, and most of them would provide recipients with additional payments of $150 or $250. President Barack Obama is on record saying ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liberal-economics.com/2010/10/propaganda/email-rumors/government/memebers-of-congress-voted-in-pay-raise-for-themselves-and-voted-against-cola-pay-raise/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 3536: To provide for an awareness ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9128837</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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13 Sep 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3536&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Chain e-mail says Congress raised own salaries while acting to ...</title>
    <link href="http://thewere42.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/chain-e-mail-says-congress-raised-own-salaries-while-acting-to-kill-social-security-benefit-hikes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7406911</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Interesting finds </name>
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1685, HR 3536, HR 3557, HR 4429, HR 3572 and HR 3536 &#8212; are being offered by both Democrats and Republicans, and most of them would provide recipients with additional payments of $150 or $250. President Barack Obama is on record saying ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thewere42.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/chain-e-mail-says-congress-raised-own-salaries-while-acting-to-kill-social-security-benefit-hikes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PolitiFact | Chain e-mail says Congress raised own salaries while ...</title>
    <link href="http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/jan/22/chain-email/chain-e-mail-says-congress-raised-own-salaries-whi/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/10303297</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National </name>
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The bills -- S. 1685, H.R. 3536, H.R. 3557, H.R. 4429, H.R. 3572 and H.R. 3536 -- are being offered by both Democrats and Republicans, and most of them would provide recipients with additional payments of $150 or $250. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/jan/22/chain-email/chain-e-mail-says-congress-raised-own-salaries-whi/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PolitiFact | Chain e-mail says Congress raised own salaries while ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/7349534</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The bills -- S. 1685, H.R. 3536, H.R. 3557, H.R. 4429, H.R. 3572 and H.R. 3536 -- are being offered by both Democrats and Republicans, and most of them would provide recipients with additional payments of $150 or $250. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/jan/22/chain-email/chain-e-mail-says-congress-raised-own-salaries-whi/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.4429: Restoring the Social Security COLA Act - U.S. Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4429/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/7452727</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : House Ways and Means -... </name>
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The bills -- S. 1685, H.R. 3536, H.R. 3557, H.R. 4429, H.R. 3572 and H.R. 3536 -- are being offered by both Democrats and Republicans, and most of them would provide recipients with additional payments of $150 or $250. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4429/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jay Hancock&amp;#39;s blog: Don&amp;#39;t give $250 bonus to Social Security ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6437252</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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There are three bills in the House that would provide a COLA nonetheless: HR 3536 would provide a one-time payment of $150; HR 3557 would provide a COLA equal to the average COLA of the past 10 years; and HR 3572 would provide a 2.9% ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2009/10/dont_give_250_bonus_to_social.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MMM&amp;#39;s Miscellaneous Miscellanea: EMERGENCY COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6391823</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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There are three bills in the House that would provide a COLA nonetheless: HR 3536 would provide a one-time payment of $150; HR 3557 would provide a COLA equal to the average COLA of the past 10 years; and HR 3572 would provide a 2.9% ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mmmsmiscellaneousmiscellanea.blogspot.com/2009/10/emergency-cost-of-living-increase-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3810: Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/10040666</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.3691 Seniors and Veterans ... 3 &amp;middot; H.R.3536 Social Security COLA ... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3597 Emergency Senior Citi... 2 &amp;middot; S.1685 Emergency Senior Citi. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3810/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3677: Save Our Seniors&amp;#39; Social Security Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-28:/commentary/9633909</id>
    <updated>2009-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator. H.R.3691 Seniors and Veterans ... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3810 Emergency Senior Citi... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3469 Timely Due Process fo... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.3536 Social Security COLA ... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.1207 Federal Reserve Trans. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3677/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act | House of Bills</title>
    <link href="http://houseofbills.com/2009/09/29/social-security-cola-fix-2010-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-28:/commentary/6237741</id>
    <updated>2009-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Anyone who receives a monthly insurance benefit from Social Security will receive $150 extra for one month in 2010 to cover cost-of-living expenses. This amount will not increase the gross income on taxes. H.R. 3536 was referred to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://houseofbills.com/2009/09/29/social-security-cola-fix-2010-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Bill Introduced To Provide Some Retirees 2010 COLA Increase ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.stuckmic.com/retirement-information/7989-house-bill-introduced-provide-some-retirees-2010-cola-increase.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-28:/commentary/6236893</id>
    <updated>2009-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act (H.R. 3536) will help seniors offset the rising costs that they face by providing them with a one-time $150 payment in lieu of the Social Security COLA. Social Security COLAs are based on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stuckmic.com/retirement-information/7989-house-bill-introduced-provide-some-retirees-2010-cola-increase.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3536 Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3536/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-26:/commentary/6228353</id>
    <updated>2009-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpenCongress</name>
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... Hmmmm, no news coverage found for this bill at this time. This means that this this bill has not yet been mentioned on a publicly-searchable news website by either its official number (for example, &quot;H.R. 3200&quot;) or title (for example, &quot;America's Afforda&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3536/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amherst Times &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Higgins Sponsors Legislation to ...</title>
    <link href="http://amhersttimes.wnymedia.net/2009/09/24/higgins-sponsors-legislation-to-protect-seniors-from-cuts-to-medicare-social-security/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6276151</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Higgins is cosponsoring H.R. 3536, the Social Security COLA Fix Act. Under the bill, Social Security recipients would receive a one-time $150 addition to their Social Security check to compensate for the COLA freeze. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amhersttimes.wnymedia.net/2009/09/24/higgins-sponsors-legislation-to-protect-seniors-from-cuts-to-medicare-social-security/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amherst Times &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Higgins Votes with House to Approve ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6203018</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Higgins is also cosponsoring H.R. 3536, the Social Security COLA Fix Act. Under the bill, Social Security recipients would receive a one-time $150 addition to their Social Security check to compensate for the Cost Of Living ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amhersttimes.wnymedia.net/2009/09/24/higgins-votes-with-house-to-approve-medicare-premium-fairness-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Social Security&amp;#39;s New Math no increase - iWantMuzik</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6199506</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Come January 2010, seniors may do a double take after seeing their Social Security checks. The two to three percentage-point increase in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iwantmuzik.com/forum/current-news/63731-social-securitys-new-math-no-increase.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Understanding What Happened to My Social Security COLA</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6276150</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Yet, there are five bills in the House currently proposing some sort of ad-hoc COLA (HR 3557, HR 3572), a flat one-time payment (HR 3597, HR 3536), or a limit on Medicare Part B increases for those not held harmless (HR 3200). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crfb.org/blogs/understanding-what-happened-my-social-security-cola&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Underdog: Seniors &amp;amp; COLA ~ Hey That`s Me !...9/18/09</title>
    <link href="http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2009/09/seniors-cola-hey-thats-me-91809.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6150847</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Under current law, only the first $106800 of earned income is subject to the payroll tax. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) also introduced a $150 one- time payment bill last week, H.R. 3536. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Seniors need this help during the recession. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2009/09/seniors-cola-hey-thats-me-91809.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3597: Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/9292012</id>
    <updated>2009-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.3536 Social Security COLA ... 4 &amp;middot; S.1685 Emergency Senior Citi... 4 &amp;middot; H.R.3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable ... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3548 Unemployment Compensa. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3597/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A ONE-SHOT, $150 PAYMENT FOR SENIORS? &#194;&#171; PUMABydesign001&amp;#39;s Blog</title>
    <link href="http://pumabydesign001.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/a-one-shot-150-payment-for-seniors/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/6124718</id>
    <updated>2009-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The number of the bill, whether you think it would mean Congress is tossing seniors a lifeline or a bone, is H.R. 3536. For details on the &amp;#39;Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act&amp;#39; from Rep. McCarthy, click here.&#226;&#8364;* ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pumabydesign001.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/a-one-shot-150-payment-for-seniors/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Aging and Disability in America: HR 3536: To provide for an ...</title>
    <link href="http://agenamerica.blogspot.com/2009/09/hr-3536-to-provide-for-increase-of-150.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-13:/commentary/6115948</id>
    <updated>2009-09-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Aging and Disability in America </name>
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HR 3536: To provide for an increase of $150 in social security benefits for one month in 2010 to... (GovTrack.us) &amp;middot; Carolyn McCarthy Image via Wikipedia. To provide for an increase of $150 in social security benefits for one month in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://agenamerica.blogspot.com/2009/09/hr-3536-to-provide-for-increase-of-150.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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