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The Latest: House votes to overturn drug testing regulation
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: House votes to overturn drug testing regulation
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Feb 15, 2017, 5:40 PM ET
The Latest on the efforts of Congress to revoke regulations issued in the final months of the Obama administration (all times local):
5:15 p.m.
The House has voted 236-189 to overturn a Labor Department rule establishing when states could require drug testing for certain laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance.
Mississippi, Wisconsin and Texas are among the states that have passed laws seeking to expand drug testing in their unemployment insurance programs.
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Democratic lawmakers are opposing the GOP-led effort. They say expanding drug testing beyond the categories in the Obama administration's rule is designed to embarrass laid-off workers and deter them from seeking benefits.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Feb 15, 2017, 5:40 PM ET
The Latest on the efforts of Congress to revoke regulations issued in the final months of the Obama administration (all times local):
5:15 p.m.
The House has voted 236-189 to overturn a Labor Department rule establishing when states could require drug testing for certain laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance.
Mississippi, Wisconsin and Texas are among the states that have passed laws seeking to expand drug testing in their unemployment insurance programs.
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Democratic lawmakers are opposing the GOP-led effort. They say expanding drug testing beyond the categories in the Obama administration's rule is designed to embarrass laid-off workers and deter them from seeking benefits.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/latest-house-votes-block-rule-retirement-plans-45520056
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