Topic: U.S. Senate
US President Barack Obama faced a new political battle Monday after the top Republican in the House of Representatives rejected a two-month payroll tax cut extension already approved by the Senate.The US Senate passed a two-month payroll tax holiday extension on Saturday, ...
The White House reacted angrily Sunday to a threat by the top Republican in the House of Representatives to torpedo a two-month payroll tax cut extension already approved by the Senate.The US Senate passed a two-month payroll tax holiday extension on Saturday, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Saturday approved a $1 trillion bill to fund the government and a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut, putting a cap on a contentious political year but setting up a fresh battle for 2012.Democrats and ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Saturday approved a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut and a $1 trillion bill to fund the government, resolving the latest in a year-long series of tense political stand-offs but setting up fresh battles for ...
Republicans launched a new bid Friday to make President Barack Obama's effort to extend a tax holiday for 160 million Americans conditional on a contentious US-Canada pipeline project.The president's conservative foes warned they would not extend the payroll tax cut without a ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday faced the prospect of an imminent government shutdown for the third time this year as a fight between lawmakers in Congress over taxes and spending turned nastier.With time running out for a deal, President ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican in the U.S. Senate said on Wednesday that his party would block any Democratic deal on extending Bush-era tax cuts if rates for the middle class and wealthy are not extended together."Are you kidding, of course ...
The United States Senate voted on, and approved, the proposed $700 billion bailout bill on October 1, 2008. Senate to Vote on Rescue Plan Wednesday On the day of the historic vote in the Senate on the bailout bill, several so-called "sweeteners" ...
The article reports on the expected approval from the U.S. Senate to a modified $700 billion bailout plan that included more than $2 billion of bond-related tax extensions, renewable energy incentives, and disaster relief. Page 8 Stifel, RBC over CDOs. THURSDAY www.bondbuyer.com ...
The article focuses on the second economic stimulus package introduced by the U.S. Senate Democratic leaders. It will also provide public transit $2 billion and Amtrak $350 million. Washington Friday, September 26,2008 The Bond Buyer Legislation Senate Democrats Introduce 2d $56.2B Economic ...
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Alaska Senate
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Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., speaks and Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, and ...AP News - -
ADDITION Tax Cuts
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks back to his office ...AP News -
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