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accumulated over several years from a villa he owns in the Dominican Republic; he paid about $10,000 in back taxes last year but did not pay penalties or interest, leading Carter to propose a “Rangel Rule— bill
Bill Posey (R-Fla.) and 14 years as chief for then-Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.). </p> But there was a time when this was the last place Gartzke ever thought he would be.
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reform bill.
—</p> Several Democratic Senators noted that the doc fix bill was discussed during the weekly Conference lunch and that a number of alternatives to it were floated.
</p> With Reid aiming to finalize the merger of the Finance Committee package and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee bill this week, both Snowe and Nelson said they were looking to shape
not support the forthcoming Senate floor bill.
Part of what killed former President Bill Clinton’s push for health care reform in the 1990s was the perception that the bill was crafted wholly behind closed doors.
</p> Bill Clinton in 1994 had nearly the same number of Democrats in the House as Obama does now.
Republicans believe that the $900 billion or larger increase will feed into voters’ concerns about the price tag of the health bill.
</p> AdvaMed, which represents medical device makers, dramatically increased its lobbying spending in the third quarter.
</p> “The spending would reflect the attention on the climate bill,— API spokeswoman Karen Matusic said.
</p> The lesson: Less isn’t always more. </p> </p> Speaker’s Orders. Democratic leadership has a message for Rep.
“Now we have one bill, and Democrats are going to support this bill.
the massive bill without offsets.
</p> The tight timeline makes it next to impossible to get climate change legislation or banking regulatory reform to the Senate floor, but the House still hopes to do a financial regulatory reform bill
</p> “She has to think about how it impacts those who support the bill and would remove their support if that were to be added,— one Democratic leadership aide said. “That’s how you get to consensus.
—</p> The release, which was sent out Monday, said that in a dramatic change, the chamber was supporting the House climate change bill.
</p> Chief Justice William Rehnquist was widely recognized for overseeing two historic events: the notorious stories of presidential improprieties during the impeachment trial of former President Bill
bill — but the real report showed the chamber shelled out a record $34.7 million on lobbying.