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with its statewide 17.5 cents-per-gallon tax at the gas pump entirely, in favor of a new wholesale tax of 3.5 percent on gasoline and 6 percent on diesel, along with an increase in the state’s general sales
They point specifically to a captivating short video as a standout piece of messaging, saying it takes a fresh approach to explaining normally ponderous infrastructure policy needs.
Durbin’s one of many Senate Democrats who supports repealing or modifying the 2.3 percent excise tax that the health care overhaul law imposes on gross sales from medical device-makers.
Durbin’s one of many Senate Democrats who supports repealing or modifying the 2.3 percent excise tax that the health care overhaul law imposes on gross sales from medical device-makers.
She was so hands-off, she said, that she never even discussed compensation with Guy Short, the Colorado political consultant central to both operations, because she “just trusted him.”
The legislation would have mandated that retailers with sales of $1 billion or more that operate in spaces 75,000 square feet or larger pay their employees a minimum wage of at least $12.50.
The agency requested $128 million for fiscal 2014, but both chambers’ spending proposals fall short of that mark.
By allowing the reserve to continue operations, Congress can ensure a steady supply of helium, prevent the need to obtain helium from foreign sources and provide hundreds of millions of dollars in sales
Leaders of both conservative advocacy groups stop short of saying so, but they are clearly clamoring for a House Republican leader more closely aligned with their principles.
“Then I went for a short stint in the Texas Department of Transportation here in D.C. There was a big reshuffling there and I went to [then-Sen.] Kay Bailey Hutchison, [R-Texas].
— the chamber fell five supporters short of the 60-vote threshold on a bipartisan background check bill that would end the gun show exemption and expand checks to online sales.
Biden Jr. said Democrats were two votes short of a filibuster-proof majority on an amendment that would end the gun show exemption and expand background checks to online sales.
A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators signaled Tuesday night that it has reached a deal in principle on expanding background checks to include more gun sales, in what was widely seen as the major sticking
Schumer’s language would ensure that records are kept of all gun sales, including those between private individuals.
As traditional music sales decline, overall growth is being driven entirely by digital services. All of this is good news, but more remains to be done.
On the morning after he promised he wasn’t giving up his fight to curb sales of military-style rifles, Vice President Joe Biden looked to make good on his vow by getting out on the road today to stump
In the third quarter of 2012, in fact, the oil and gas industry only earned 6 cents for every dollar of sales.
“Superman” (1978) There are many takes on the Man of Steel, including one coming out in a few short months from Zack Snyder, but Richard Donner’s epic starring Christopher Reeve is still the
Heitkamp was responding to a Washington Post article published earlier that day, which mentioned common-sense public safety measures such as extending criminal background checks to all gun sales,
Many Democrats also stopped short of calling for policy changes, instead saying that Friday was “a day for mourning the loss of the victims and for coming together as Americans,” as Rep.