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JOLT Act: Coalition Encourages Passage of Visa-Waiver Bill

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With support rising in Congress, the Discover America Partnership is launching a fresh push in favor of the JOLT Act, a bill it says could help rekindle interest in international travel to the United States by making visa-less travel easier. has consistently fallen short in capturing our global market share of worldwide travelers.

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Sen. Schumer: DOJ Investigation Should Include Airlines’ Blocking of Travel Data

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Harry Reid (D-NV) as minority leader, is urging the Justice Department to investigate airlines’ practice of withholding price and flight information from price-comparison sites like Expedia, CheapoAir, Hipmunk, and Priceline. ” Airlines for America, a trade association representing the major U.S. ” The post Sen.

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Associations Back Senate Bill to Replace Fannie, Freddie

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Bob Corker (R-TN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Jon Tester (D-MT), Dean Heller (R-NV), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Kay Hagan (D-NC)—would wind down government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie and Freddie within five years of passage. “We The legislation also would: Create a Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.

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