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Julie Vogtman, Senior Counsel

Julie Vogtman is Senior Counsel for the Family Economic Security Program at the National Women’s Law Center. She works on a range of issues involving economic support for low-income women and their families, including minimum wage policies, unemployment benefits, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). She also contributes to the Center’s work on federal budget and tax policies, including implementation of the tax credit components of the Affordable Care Act.  Prior to joining the Center, Ms. Vogtman was an associate with Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Furman University and Georgetown University Law Center.

My Take

Update on Balanced Budget Amendment: Disastrous Proposal Passes House Judiciary Committee

Posted by Julie Vogtman, Senior Counsel | Posted on: June 15, 2011 at 05:44 pm

Today the House Committee on the Judiciary completed mark-up of an extreme balanced budget amendment, H.J. Res. 1, and passed it by a party line vote of 20-12.

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Dangerous Balanced Budget Amendment Proposal Made Worse, Courtesy of the House Judiciary Committee

Posted by Julie Vogtman, Senior Counsel | Posted on: June 03, 2011 at 04:55 pm

This week the House Committee on the Judiciary has been marking up H.J. Res. 1, an extreme balanced budget constitutional amendment proposed by Rep.

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Phony "JOBS Act" Would Take UI Benefits from Jobless Women and Men, Not Create Jobs

Posted by Julie Vogtman, Senior Counsel | Posted on: May 11, 2011 at 09:58 am

Last week brought a mixed jobs report for April, as the economy added 244,000 jobs at the same time that the overall unemployment rate rose to 9 percent (up from 8.8 percent in March).

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