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ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Employment
• The four-week moving average of initial unemployment insurance claims (which smoothes weekly volatility) was 458,000 for the week ended September 25, down 29,000 from four weeks earlier, the third consecutive decline. (BLS)
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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, issued the following statement in regards to the police capture of President Rafael Correa in Ecuador yesterday:
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W.
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, applauds the outstanding accomplishments of the 111th Congress.
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) released the following statement in regards to the reported killing of FARC commander Jorge Briceno:
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, announced that the Patient’s Bill of Rights that was included in the Affordable Care Act go into effect today, six months after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law.
(JAMAICA, NEW YORK)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) released the following statement condemning Ahmadinejad's comments on 9/11:
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Trade
• The July trade deficit fell $7.0 billion. Nominal exports increased in July ($2.8 billion or 1.8%) to their highest level since August 2008. The increase was led by a $2.3 billion increase in exports of capital goods. Year-to-date exports are up 18% when compared to the first half of 2009. (Commerce)
Employment
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W.