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The House Has a Plan to Pay for Health Care (Yes, There’s a Catch)

14 July 2009

House Democrats think they have a plan to pay for health care reform. And yes, it’s going to cost… somebody. The 1000+ page health care plan as proposed by President Obama comes with a hefty price tag. Congress has been charged with coming up with the funds for the plan. That isn’t proving to be [...]

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House Approves “Bonus Tax”

19 March 2009

The House moved quickly to vote yes on a bill to tax big employee bonuses given by companies who have taken substantial amounts of TARP money. The bill would impose a 90% tax on bonuses to highly compensated employees of companies that received more than $5 billion (with a b) in TARP money from the [...]

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Deal Reached on Stimulus Bill

11 February 2009

It is being reported that a deal has been reached between the House and the Senate on the stimulus bill. Details are still sketchy but you can bet that I’m on it…

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Senate Passes Stimulus Bill; Now Real Work Begins

10 February 2009

A version of the stimulus bill passed the Senate today with a final vote of 61-37. Three GOP Senators broke with the majority and voted with Senate Democrats: Susan Collins (R-ME), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Arlen Specter (R-PA). But House Republicans may not be so friendly. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that the [...]

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Modified Version of Stimulus Bill Passes House

28 January 2009

If this was to the be dawn of a new era of bipartisanship, it didn’t look like it today. President Obama’s stimulus package, a modified version of the original $825 billion plan, shaved off a few billion and still did not manage to get one Republican “yes” vote in the House. The final vote was [...]

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New “House” Rule: Let’s Not Approve Anything the Senate Agrees On

30 September 2008

In what feels like deja vu all over again, the Senate and the House failed to worked together over the past two weeks to pass legislation. Last week, the Senate voted 93-2 to extend the solar energy investment and wind energy production tax credits. The credits were set to expire at the end of this [...]

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