Topic: Bernie Sanders
In a new twist on the political stalemate over the future of the now lapsed estate tax, three of the Senate's most liberal members are calling for a 10% estate " The 2001 Bush tax cuts set the stage for the current ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday rejected a measure that would have repealed some $35 billion in oil and gas industry tax breaks as it continued work on a bill that would raise taxes on investment fund managers.The oil and gas ...
) introduced legislation that would make the Treasury Department identify and break up financial institutions that are "too big to fail. Sanders' legislation would give Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner 90 days to compile a list of commercial banks, investment banks, hedge ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Bernie Sanders on Friday introduced legislation that would make the U.S. Treasury Department identify and break up financial institutions that are " "Sanders, an independent, in a statement said: "The Sanders bill came at a time when Democrats ...
Senate confirms Obama pick to clamp down on risky bets by financial firmsThe Senate voted Tuesday to put Gary Gensler in charge of helping the Obama administration clamp down on financial firms that make risky bets in the derivatives market, less than ...
The Senate has agreed to strict limits on hiring of H-1B visa-holders for companies that get federal bailout funds, reports Computerworld.. Any Senate version of the federal stimulus bill, which is still under debate, must be reconciled with the House version.. This ...
Financial services firms that receive federal bailout money will be prohibited from hiring H-1B workers if legislation introduced last night in the U.S. Senate wins adoption.. "I firmly believe that companies going through layoffs that employ H-1B visas (holding workers) have a ...
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Tax Cuts
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Health Care Overhaul
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Addresses Ben Bernanke's Second Term Nomination
WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 16: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a press conference ...Getty Images -
