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title: AFL-CIO Advocacy Director reviews recent Congressional actions
description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Jody Calemine from the AFL-CIO joined us on today’s show.
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# [AFL-CIO Advocacy Director reviews recent Congressional actions](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/afl-cio-advocacy-director-reviews-recent-congressional-actions)

 Written by [awfblog](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) | October 14, 2024

 

Jody Calemine, [AFL-CIO](https://aflcio.org/) Director of Advocacy, appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the effort by Congress to pass a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through the end of the year.

Calemine, who succeeded Bill Samuel in March, talked about the last session of Congress. He said the proposed Republican funding measures were non-starters for the White House and Senate. Among the cuts Republicans proposed was to decrease the NLRB budget by roughly a third, Calemine said. He explained that 14 Republicans crossed the aisle and supported a Continuing Resolution created by Democrats to keep the government funded through Dec. 20. 

Calemine then discussed some of his concerns regarding Project 2025, a conservative game plan for regulations to be implemented by the federal government. He outlined the potential impact of these regulations on the labor movement. 

For more from Calemine, listen to the show above.

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