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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>JEC Hearing: How the Taxation of Labor and Transfer Payments Affect Growth and Employment</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>THE U.S. TRADE GAP WIDENED IN MARCH</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Casey Honors Military Spouses on Military Spouse Appreciation Day</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[As the nation celebrates Military Spouse Appreciation Day, Joint Economic Committee Chairman Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today urged Congress to take actions to strengthen the employment prospects of military spouses, including passing legislation he introduced that would defray the professional certification costs faced by military spouses when they have to move and transfer or renew a license as a result of their spouse’s service in the military.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 02:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Annual Percentage of Adult Population Who Moved Across State Lines</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JEC Chairman Casey’s Statement on Trade Deficit for March 2012</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Commerce that the U.S. trade deficit in goods and services increased to $51.8 billion in March, up from $45.4 billion the previous month. ]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JEC Mother’s Day Report Shows Women Earn 18 Percent Less than Men</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. – With Mother’s Day approaching, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), chaired by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), today released a new report which finds women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men and that this persistent gender pay gap harms families and weakens the economy.

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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 03:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Mother’s Day Report: Paycheck Fairness Helps Families, Not Just Women</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>THE APRIL JOBS REPORT WAS DISAPPOINTING</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Monthly Change in Private Payrolls, January 2008 - April 2012</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JEC Chairman Casey’s Statement on April 2012 Employment Report</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April 2012 jobs report showing that 115,000 total nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1 percent.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH WAS BELOW EXPECTATION IN THE FIRST QUARTER</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>GDP Grows for the Eleventh Straight Quarter (Q1, 2012)</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JEC Hearing Examines the Potential Impact on the American Consumer Due to Loss of Refining Capacity</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Today, the Joint Economic Committee held a hearing exploring the impact of petroleum refinery closures serving the Northeast could have on prices at the pump in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. Recent closures of three refineries serving these regions have decreased refining by 658,000 barrels per day, drastically cutting local production.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JEC Hearing on Gas Prices in the Northeast</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) will hold a hearing entitled, “Gas Prices in the Northeast: Potential Impact on the American Consumer Due to Loss of Refining Capacity” on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at 2:15 p.m. The hearing will focus on the impact potential closures of petroleum refineries serving the Northeast could have on prices at the pump in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots (April 2012) </title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>FACTORY OUTPUT EDGED DOWN AT THE CLOSE OF A STRONG FIRST QUARTER</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JEC Releases April State-by-State Economic Snapshots</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Today, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released the April 2012 edition of its state-by-state snapshots which detail each individual state’s economic progress for the previous month.  The report shows that three-in-five states gained private-sector jobs in March. Nationally, 121,000 private-sector positions were added during the month, a deceleration in the pace of job growth, following three straight months of private-sector job gains exceeding 200,000.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>RETAIL SALES GREW AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS IN MARCH</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JEC Hearing: How the Taxation of Capital Affects Growth and Employment</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>JEC Releases New Report on Economic Impact of STEM Education</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. – A new report by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), Chaired by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) finds that the American labor force has a shortage of skilled workers in the science and technological fields.  This shortage could have serious repercussions as these fields drive productivity and innovation which further aides in strengthening American competitiveness.

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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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