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The President and First Lady departed Moscow and arrived in Rome at 10:20
The President had a short meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. They both then delived brief remarks.
The President then traveled with Guardia di Finanz School where he was greeting by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The Presdient then attended a G-8 working lunch.
The President then attended the afternoon G-8 session.
In the evening the President attended the working dinner of the G-8. The meetings concentrated on Iran as well as North Korea. There was near unanimity on many issues.
The Trump Administration Rolled Back More Than 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List.
Over four years, the Trump administration dismantled major climate policies and rolled back many more rules governing clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals.
In all, a New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts nearly 100 environmental rules officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr. Trump. More than a dozen other potential rollbacks remained in progress by the end but were not finalized by the end of the administration’s term.
“This is a very aggressive attempt to rewrite our laws and reinterpret the meaning of environmental protections,” said Hana V. Vizcarra, a staff attorney at Harvard’s Environmental and Energy Law Program who has tracked the policy changes since 2018. “This administration is leaving a truly unprecedented legacy.”
The bulk of the rollbacks identified by the Times were carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency, which weakened Obama-era limits on planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and from cars and trucks removed protections from more than half the nation’s wetlands and withdrew the legal justification for restricting mercury emissions from power plants.
At the same time, the Interior Department worked to open up more land for oil and gas leasing by limiting wildlife protections and weakening environmental requirements for projects. The Department of Energy loosened efficiency standards for a wide range of products.
In justifying many of the rollbacks, the agencies said that previous administrations had overstepped their legal authority, imposing unnecessary and burdensome regulations that hurt business.
“We have fulfilled President Trump’s promises to provide certainty for states, tribes, and local governments,” a spokeswoman for the E.P.A. said in a statement to The Times, adding that it was “delivering on President Trump’s commitment to return the agency to its core mission: Providing cleaner air, water and land to the American people.”
But environmental groups and legal analysts said the rollbacks have not served that mission.
All told, the Trump administration’s deregulatory actions were estimated to significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade and lead to thousands of extra deaths from poor air quality each year.
Many of the rollbacks have been challenged in court by states, environmental groups and others, and some have already been struck down. In the final days of Mr. Trump’s term, a federal appeals court overturned a plan to relax Obama-era restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and natural gas-burning power plants, arguing that the agency misinterpreted its obligation under the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon pollution.
The Times identified nearly a dozen more rules that were initially reversed or suspended by the Trump administration but later reinstated, often following lawsuits and other challenges. They are summarized at the bottom of this page, and are not counted in our overall tally.
President-elect Biden is expected to undo several of the rollbacks through executive orders soon after assuming office on Jan. 20, including cancelling the permit for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline and rejoining the Paris climate change agreement. The Democrat-controlled House and Senate could help nullify several more Trump-era rules through a once-obscure law that grants Congress the power to review regulations recently adopted by federal agencies. But other rules will be more difficult to change, requiring months — or even years — of work to repeal and replace.
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Subject: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 18 Oct 08 - 01:07 PM
From yesterday's Guardian - "Rock the vote": the number of songs about Barack Obama uploaded to YouTube and added to a playlist at youtube.com/obamasongs recently pipped the 900 mark. It would take 49 hours to listen to all of them - a bad idea unless you're a sucker for dodgy rhymes and well-meaning over-sincerity. So are any of them any good (eg good enough to prospectively match up to We've got Franklin D Roosevelt back again, and maybe still be sung in foreign countries 70+ years later). Or for that matter, are there any recommended songs about any of the other candidates. Don't want to be partisan about this. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Bill D Date: 18 Oct 08 - 01:29 PM
Oh, by all means. the "Obama's Irish" song is a classic not to be missed. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 18 Oct 08 - 02:00 PM
That's true - here's a rousing version from Shay Black in California. And particularly notable for the grand quote from James Connolly up on the wall in the background, which I'll transcribe here, so I know where to find it again: No revolutionary movement is complete without its poetic expression. If such a movement has caught hold of the imagination of the masses they will seek a vent in song for the aspirations, fears and hopes, the loves and hatreds engendered by the struggle. Until the movement is marked by the joyous, defiant singing of revolutionary songs it lacks one of the most distinctive marks of a popular revolutionary movement it is the dogma of the few and not the faith of the multitude. (James Connolly 1907) |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Genie Date: 18 Oct 08 - 08:03 PM
As for the other candidates, I recommend "The Man, The Myth, The McCain" by Roy Zimmerman. D |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Genie Date: 19 Oct 08 - 01:07 AM
Then there's that great Richie Valenz song "Oh, Bama." ) |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 19 Oct 08 - 04:21 AM
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Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 19 Oct 08 - 11:57 AM
Yes, that'd be a good one for the Republicans. Maybe as I've been sampling those Obama songs, and it's interesting. A whole mix-of different types of people putting them up, and different genres. In English there's Hip-hop, blues, country, gospel, folk, and a whole range of Hispanic. And Africann Peggy Seeger is in there with a song called Obama is the One for Me, which I can see sticking around after all this is over. And Joan Baez turns up as one of the voices on American Prayer by Dave Stewart, which I can't see surviving except as a curiosity. But mostly it's people I've never heard of, enthused up to make a song and sing it in their living room - and some of these are not at all bad. For example "The Other 'Yes I can. And here an offering by a Kenyan band, Kenge Kenge, which I really loved. And here's a pro Obama song by "Two Republican good ol' boys just can't take it anymore. " singing about Votin' for Barack All told it's a pretty interesting collection - and by no means all "dodgy rhymes and well-meaning over-sincerity", to quote that piece in the Guardian about the phenomenon. Though the enthusiasm and naivety in a bit disquieting - a lot of people are inevitably going to be feel let down when they find Obama can't actually walk on water. For example maybe the people who put together a song like That's why Obama was born, which is essentially a spiritual. (And musically it's quite impressive). They'll write books about this, especially if Obama makes it to the White House. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 19 Oct 08 - 01:40 PM
Thanks, McGrath of Harlow for starting this thread and for pointing out the songs that you like on that list. Prior to watching any of those videos, I'd like to share two songs about Senator Barack Obama campaign that have impressed me the most: will.i.am's "Yes We Can" video represents for me the past, the present, and the future. This video demonstrates the high value given to the spoken word in African & African Diaspora cultures and shows the close connection between the spoken word and song. I consider Obama's speech in New Hampshire to be one of the most powerful speeches that he has given thus far. And I consider will.i. am's video of that speech to be the most powerful, highly innovative, aesthetically pleasing videos of a political speech that I've ever seen & heard. For Obama: "Si Se Puede Cambiar" by Andres Useche I really like this video because of the power of the song's lyrics. I also like the video's images. In my opinion, "Si Se Puede Cambiar" |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 19 Oct 08 - 01:43 PM
That Kenge Kenge link went wrong - and it's about my favourite clipmin that post. So here it is again, I hope: Kenge Kenge: Obama For Change |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 19 Oct 08 - 02:30 PM
Here's a new and very lively one from Peggy Seeger, posted on YouTube only yesterday - Sarah's Hard Rock Candy |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 19 Oct 08 - 02:31 PM
I agree with you McGrath. Kenge Kenge Obama For Change is a good choice. Thanks again for alerting us to these videos! |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 19 Oct 08 - 02:38 PM
Here's a link to a Mudcat thread on the Yes We Can video & other similar videos: |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Neil D Date: 19 Oct 08 - 03:52 PM
Thank you McGrath for the link to Kenge Kenge. What a wonderful fresh sound they have. I'll be checking out other songs by this band. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 19 Oct 08 - 04:22 PM
Neil, that's the message I got from the song, too. I believe we |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 19 Oct 08 - 08:30 PM
One pleasant thing about looking through these Obama songs is finding singers and musicians you haven't across and you're glad you now have. For example I found this "Barack Obama Song (Stem The Rising Tide)" from Muriel Anderson, whose clearly a hell of a good musician, and I'd never heard of her before. And it's a lovely song and performance, and a great backing group. And thanks to the miracle of Google, |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 20 Oct 08 - 07:19 PM
Of course existing songs can take on a new meaning in this kind of election. Here is Dolores Keane singing Let it Be, with a slide show that gives it that new meaning. Coming after one minute of really ugly stuff, to provide a context: Hope or Hate? You Decide. And if you don't like Obama, you can always turn off the pictures and just listen to Dolores. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Joe Offer Date: 21 Oct 08 - 04:39 PM
Now, this one isn't specifically about Obama, but I think it's great: Thanks to whoever posted a link to this song in another thread. Hey, how come there are so few Palin-McCain songs posted? |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 21 Oct 08 - 06:15 PM
There seem to quite a few McCain songs - but they generally seem to be knocking him. I think this one is pro-McCain, but I'm not completely sure. If I were McCain I don't think I'd feel too happy about it. And the fact it's a parody of Eric Clapton's "Cocaine" might be unfortunate too: McCain Song This one is definitely pro-McCain, since they played it at the Republican Convention and seemed to love it Raisin' McCain And here's a pro-Palin song - Sarah Barracuda Not a bad song either. (Words are here). |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 21 Oct 08 - 06:17 PM
Mudcatter Mary Katherine has started this thread on this song about Barack Obama: Imo, it's a great song and video! |
Subject: ADD: TAKIN' IT BACK WITH BARACK (Galison) From: Joe Offer Date: 22 Oct 08 - 06:27 PM
TAKIN' IT BACK WITH BARACK (For "Swing" Voters) Hate to see the nation being run by a hack So we're takin' it back with Barack, Jack! Choo Choo, Change to believe in Now that global warming is a matter of fact So we're takin' it back with Barack, Jack! He only gets his money from your regular macs So we're takin' it back with Barack, Jack! |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: harpmolly Date: 23 Oct 08 - 12:49 AM
Genie from 10/18: Roy Z also wrote a great Obama song called "Eine Kleine Barackmusik". Check it out. good stuff. :) |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Genie Date: 23 Oct 08 - 03:53 PM
Yes, harpmolly, I forgot about Eine Kleine Barackmusik, but it's wonderful too. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 23 Oct 08 - 04:35 PM
I think these two Obama songs deserve special mention, if only because they are remakes of the Hank Snow song I've been everywhere : Earl Pickens and the Band Named Thunder also have a version of this song for the national election -Obama vs McCain. That version mentions cities throughout the USA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaDFrhh0d-w I like the first song much better than the second. That's partly because I live in Pennsylvania and therefore recognized the cities that are mentioned in the Obama gonna win in Pennsylvania primary song For what it's worth, this time I think the band's declaration is gonna be proven true. Obama's not only gonna win the national election-but he'll also win in Pennsylvania. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 23 Oct 08 - 04:37 PM
Very tuneful and goodnatured, which isn't always the case in political songs. And I'm glad to see the target isn't Joe, it's the man who's been trying use him as an assault weapon, McCain. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 23 Oct 08 - 04:53 PM
I also like "The Ballad of Joe The Plumber", especially for its play on words and its visuals. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 23 Oct 08 - 07:05 PM
This song is about Sarah Palin and not Barack Obama. The song is about two Russian men who share a border with Sarah, who they profess to love. The video has only been on YouTube since October 14, 2008, but has already gone viral with 68,839 viewers to date. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR9V_aOCga0 Here are the words to the song as posted by vlad and boris: "Hello Sarah Palin we wrote this song for you because we see you from Russia! Plz respond to our emails!! We like to hear from you!! words 2 song so i can see if ur there what r u doing rite now lets see misses palin! we share a small merry-time border but the borders of r harts is thick we are madw for eachuther. repeet misses palin chorus I say dog gone it you betcha you betcha dog gone it you betcha dog gone it say it aint so joe you betcha dog on it etc |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 23 Oct 08 - 08:06 PM
Btw, it appears from reading this article http://walterdurantyreport.blogspot.com/2008/10/kremlin-mouthpiece-russia-today-is.html about that Russian video/song that Vlad and Boris are probably Americans. That article also reports that those two men also fooled some Russians into believing they were real. There's also comments on that video page that this video has been shown on television news stations in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and probably other nations around the world. While I do think that video was quite funny, having the Republican candidate for vice president considered a joke throughout the world is actually very sad. And if she and McCain win this election, imo, the joke will be on us. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 24 Oct 08 - 02:57 PM
Speaking of joke, I don't think that people ever figured out whether the video "It's Raining McCain" by the McCain Girls was a great spoof or actually was created in support of Senator John McCain's candidacy for US president. That video quickly went viral. And it certainly deserves a place in the 2008 Political Video Hall of Fame. Here's a link to that video: |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 24 Oct 08 - 07:55 PM
Here's a very likeable one in Spanish from New Mexico. Vamos a votar por Obama - by Franco Mares |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 25 Oct 08 - 09:10 PM
Now this one is a bit late to make much difference - it's a campaign song for Teddy Roosevelt, recorded in 1907. (It didn't work - he didn't get the nomination next time.) |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Ferrara Date: 26 Oct 08 - 12:36 AM
I really like VAMOS A VOTAR POR OBAMA. Here's what I got (I think) of the words and their meaning. Help. VAMOS A VOTAR POR OBAMA Let's all go vote for Obama I want to invite all the people Ay che cominca la nueva era, Oh, let the new era begin, [Sorry, I really don't have much of a clue about the next, final verse:] Vamos a portar nuestro . CHORUS |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 26 Oct 08 - 02:43 PM
Thanks Ferrara. It's a catchy song - I can't get it out of my head. And the faces in the slide show are so hopeful and cheerful. I hop esoeone come sup with teh words fo rthta last voice. This a song I can actually imagine surviving the campaign. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: GUEST,Dani Date: 30 Oct 08 - 10:47 AM
just saw this very moving. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: oldhippie Date: 30 Oct 08 - 03:59 PM
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Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 30 Oct 08 - 10:00 PM
It is an extraordinary varied collection - highly polished, totally un-polished, desperately sincere, calculating, solitary singers in bedrooms, scratch choirs, rap, reggae, roots music, folk children, grannies and granddads, old hippies. A lot of it isn't great music, but that's notbtye point. I doubt if anything quite like this has emerged before, it's an unexpected result of the magic technology we now share. And it couldn't happen in relation to any other country's election. Or, I'd speculate, to any other candidate. Yes there'd be songs, but not this kind of spread of songs. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 05 Nov 08 - 08:50 AM
Here's a link to a video about President elect Barack Obama's momentous victory: "Obama Won!" was written by Don Arbor from Berkeley, California. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Joe Offer Date: 05 Nov 08 - 01:16 PM
Well, now that it's over, I think the "Yes, We Can" song was the best I saw. Here's a link to a good-quality video: There's another song from the same source, We Are the Ones Obama used the "Yes, We Can" theme over and over again during the campaign, and it was very effective. As far as I can determine, the song is based on Obama's concession speech given January 9, 2008, after losing the New Hampshire primary. Obama used the "Yes, We Can" theme again in his victory speech last night. Wikipedia has a good article on "Si, Se Puede" (Yes, We Can), which has been the slogan of the United Farm Workers Union since 1972. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: GUEST,Dani Date: 05 Nov 08 - 06:58 PM
Not necessarily an Obama song, but last night at about midnight, in the smoky tavern we were celebrating in, someone turned down the tv and put U2's "Beautiful Day" on the jukebox. More tears, more hugs : ) Dani (exhausted, hoarse, but so happy. ) |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: meself Date: 05 Nov 08 - 07:18 PM
I just heard "yes, we can" on the radio (CKUA), and was going to alert everyone here - that's how I came upon this thread. Brought a lump to my throat. The recording, I mean. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Art Thieme Date: 05 Nov 08 - 09:37 PM
900 obama songs on u-tube 899 obama songs o u-tube |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Mrrzy Date: 06 Nov 08 - 09:22 AM
Why am I not hearing either Obama O O bama to the tune of O Donna from Hair, nor (also from Hair) the long tirade about being a colored spade (. ) and President of the United States? |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: meself Date: 06 Nov 08 - 10:58 AM
Yikes! For those of us not very familiar with Hair, I believe that last post requires quotation marks around the racist terminology, assuming it comes from the play . |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: bankley Date: 06 Nov 08 - 08:39 PM
I'm glad GWB is on his way out and that there's a new Prez who I can write songs at. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 06 Nov 08 - 08:44 PM
A lot more useful rhymes for Obama than there are for Bush. Calmer |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Jim Carroll Date: 07 Nov 08 - 09:01 AM
Just been sent Obama's Irish song - I'd give it 10 and buy it. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 07 Nov 08 - 09:42 AM
Mrrzy might think that her 06 Nov 08 - 09:22 AM comment is witty. But I think that it is in very poor taste. I'm sure more such comments will be made regarding President Obama and his family. However, any comments like that will tell you nothing about the Obamas, and a lot about the person making them. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: meself Date: 07 Nov 08 - 11:03 AM
I think (but don't know) that Mrzy's comment sounded worse than intended: I believe (but don't know) that Mrzy was quoting from Hair, which is why I suggested in my post that quotation marks were needed. That would have at least given a more clear context to the offensive words. Is it also possible that she(he?) is unaware that the term in question is so offensive? As we've seen before, there are some terms that are almost universally known and known to be offensive, and others that are well-known and so understood only in certain regions. Perhaps we'll get an explanation . |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 07 Nov 08 - 08:21 PM
"I think the "Yes, We Can" song was the best I saw" I won't quarrel with that judgement - but I think I found the song by Andres Useche, "Si se puede cambiar", with its accompanying video, even more powerful. This page has various language versions including English, but don't think anything beats the original Spanish one best. Once again I think this explosion of songs of all kinds an extraordinary and impressive aspect of this extraordinary election campaign. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: GUEST,Dani Date: 07 Nov 08 - 10:59 PM
I thought Si Se Puede caught exactly the right spirit. When it first came out, everything fell into place and I realized I wasn't the only person who felt that we were going in the right direction, and that anything was possible. That same feeling was a thread running through the campaign, and is a part of the celebration now. It's the calm, open-eyed confidence that Obama doesn't just exude himself, but reminds you that you, and your neighbor, are capable of as well. |
Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: GUEST,Dani Date: 21 Nov 08 - 07:51 PM
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Subject: RE: 900 Obama Songs. From: Azizi Date: 24 Jan 09 - 06:17 PM
Here's a link to a catchy song which uses the saying "Rosa walked etc". "Written and performed by Amy Dixon-Kolar (c) 2008 Asharta Music/ASCAP. This was written a few days after November 4, 2008 and was inspired by the quote used as the chorus and the celebrations and photos of this historic day. Photographer Bernie Kleina was kind enough to give permission for me to use his photos of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the murals in the Pilsen area of Chicago." The words of the chorus are: Rosa walked so Martin could walk. Several other videos have this saying in their title. "Rosa sat so Martin could walk" etc has already been put on sweatshirts, and is being circulated [without the song] through emails. "Rosa sat so Martin could walk" etc. has been credited to various people, especially to rapper Jay-Z "Panelists observed that Senator Barack Obama's historic run for the White House didn't come out of thin air. "Rosa Parks sat down so we could stand up. Martin Luther King marched so Jesse Jackson could run. Jesse Jackson ran so Obama could win," said Cleo Fields, former Louisiana State Senator and U.S. Congressman." "Another version of this saying is also credited to Cleo Fields and appears at http://sociologistsforobama.blogspot.com/ Cleo Fields: Putting it all in Perspective Here's another post from that same blog: What I find fascinating is the way the folk process operated to streamline the quotation,and to add the mythic element ("our children could fly" has always sounded to me like a reference to "The People Could Fly," the title story from a book of African-American folktales by Virgina Hamilton)" Mudcat time: 22 June 3:18 PM EDT All original material is copyright © 1998 by the Mudcat Café Music Foundation, Inc. All photos, music, images, etc. are copyright © by their rightful owners. Every effort is taken to attribute appropriate copyright to images, content, music, etc. We are not a copyright resource. ORLANDO, Fla. &mdash President Barack Obama spent part of the day Thursday speaking about women and the economy at Valencia College, in Orlando. Obama has been focusing on women's economic issues in this midterm election year and focused on higher education during his visit. "It's great to be back in Orlando," Obama said to the crowd of several hundred. Obama's stop at Valencia's west campus was the beginning of a series of visits and discussions across the country focused on women, working families and the economy. "I'm also here today to make sure the economy rewards the hard work of women," he said. Obama used his speech to fuel his administration's efforts to give women greater access to higher education and equal pay in the workplace. "We've got too many women who work hard to support themselves and their families, and they're facing outdated choices or workplace choices that are holding them back," he said. Democrats are hoping that women will turn out in support of their candidates in November and said Obama's economic message appeals to them. Florida has one of the country's most competitive gubernatorial races. Obama also plans to raise money for Democrats at two evening fundraisers in Miami. Behind closed doors, Obama also met with a small group, including a Valencia student, the campus president and an adviser. The president spoke for about 25 minutes and then made his way to a waiting motorcade on the other side of the building before heading to the airport. The White House said Obama will be using his discussions with students over the next couple of weeks to help craft his agenda for the president's first ever Summit on Working Families later in the spring. |