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Sep 9, 2019

Spending bill top of the agenda as Congress returns

Congress returns from summer recess to a slate of legislative business including hashing out a spending bill before the end of the month. Gig workers could be reclassified as employees, if a California bill passes. And a profile of one of the “GM Gypsies.”

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Segments From This Episode

Congress returns to face funding deadline
by Kimberly Adams
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A busy agenda, including a looming deadline for a spending deal, awaits lawmakers returning from their summer recess.
California gig worker law to be decided this week
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
A bill that could force companies to reclassify workers as employees looks poised to win approval this week.
Stay or move? Laid-off GM workers face a tough choice
by Tracey Samuelson
GM says it has jobs for nearly every one of the 2,800 laid-off workers, but they must decide whether they’re willing to relocate.

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Spending bill top of the agenda as Congress returns