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First, the House passed a 90 percent tax targeted at AIG bonuses.(The Week)(Brief article)
* First, the House passed a 90 percent tax targeted at AIG bonuses. Obama was right to resist that mob maneuver, which has faded. Now, Rep. Barney Frank is attempting an even bigger power play: Recently introduced legislation would give congressional overseers the power to set wages for all employees--not just highly paid executives--at firms in which the government now has a capital interest, meaning that Washington will reserve the right to approve a 5 percent raise for a $10-an-hour drive-thru teller in Toad Suck, Ark. We think this proposal is imprudent but not indefensible: ...
- Rendell expected to get $27.9 billion House-passed budget bill from Senate
- Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Brad Bumsted October 9, 2009 700+ words
...state Senate today likely will send to Gov. Ed Rendell a House-passed budget bill that contains no income- or sales- tax increases...cities where casinos are located. The House proposed a 34 percent tax rate. Earll said casino executives testified before her...
- A 100 Percent Tax on Speech? Bradley's idea would eviscerate the First...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Will, George F. October 11, 1999 700+ words
...envisioned by the Shays-Meehan bill, the House-passed version of campaign finance reform. Bradley...when an issue ad is put on, there's a 100 percent tax, and the 100 percent tax is then given to the other side so that you...
- Wall Street warms to 'toxic assets' plan.(national)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Scherer, Ron March 24, 2009 700+ words
...recipient AIG, might impose some form of taxation on them if the deal appears too profitable. Last week, the House passed a 90 percent tax on bonuses given by companies who are receiving more than $5 billion from the taxpayers. In an effort to...
- LAWMAKER TARGETS INDIAN CASINOS WITH GAMBLING-TAX PLAN.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) June 9, 1997 700+ words
...Whip Don Nickles, R-Okla., both have expressed general opposition to Indian gaming taxes. In 1995, the House passed a 35 percent tax on Indian gambling, which would have raised $345 million to help balance the federal budget. The proposal...
- Maryland Lawmakers Seek to Expand Health Care Coverage for Needy.
- Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) April 10, 2004 700+ words
...percent premium tax, HMOs have been exempt. The House-passed bill slapped a 1 percent tax on HMOs, but the Senate plan would double...guideline, depending on family size. The House-passed version would actually cover about 45,000...
- The House passed bipartisan legislation designed to streamline SBA lending...
- Newspaper article from: Set-Aside Alert May 4, 2007 700+ words
The House passed bipartisan legislation designed to...Committee Chair Nydia Velazquez said. The House passed legislation overhauling SBA's disaster...communities devastated by Katrina. The House passed the bill on April 18 by a 267-158...
- HUD Seeks to Alter House-Passed Rule On Down Payments; Insurers Predict Closing...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Judith Evans July 27, 1996 700+ words
...to set HUD's budget for 1997. The House passed its version of HUD's budget several...anomaly that we discovered after the House passed the bill," said the mortgage banker...as opposed to 3.25 percent in the House-passed version. With the Senate version...
- REP. MORAN ISSUES LETTER TO DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 11, 2009 700+ words
...provisions that were in included in the House-passed bill. These provisions mirror legislation...employee reforms," said Moran. "The House-passed Defense Authorization bill provides...House floor, and was engrossed into the House-passed version of the NDAA. These provisions...
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