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December 12, 2007 — Press Item
10 AM - 3 PM; INTEL AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE REPORT; FY08 CONTINUING RESOLUTION
December 12, 2007 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke at a press conference this morning with the Blue Dog Coalition to urge Senate Republicans to join House and Senate Democrats in supporting fiscally responsible AMT legislation.
December 12, 2007 — Press Item
House Democrats will abide by their PAYGO pledge and bring a fully paid-for AMT bill to the Floor this week to protect 23 million Americans from an unexpected tax increase.
December 6, 2007 — Press Item
First, let me state the obvious: Without question, the Alternative Minimum Tax is not working as originally intended.
November 9, 2007 — Press Item
Today the House passed legislation protecting 23 million American families from the Alternative Minimum Tax, and providing middle-class tax relief to millions more.
November 13, 2007 — Press Item
The President's veto of this critical legislation that addresses domestic priorities such as health care, education, and medical research is the clearest possible demonstration of his misguided priorities and hollow rhetoric on fiscal responsibility.
November 8, 2007 — Press Item
Tax Relief and Motion to Go To Conference On The Defense Authorization Bill
November 6, 2007 — Press Item
Mr. Speaker, I first want to thank the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, David Obey – who also chairs the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education – for his hard work and vision in putting this appropriations conference report together.
October 31, 2007 — Press Item
This week, Democrats will move forward a package of bills that invest in the nation’s top priorities.
October 30, 2007 — Press Item
Today, rather than working with Democrats and Republicans in Congress who are determined to extend health insurance to 10 million low-income, working-class American children, the top two Republican leaders in the House of Representatives chose to stand with the one person who constitutes the biggest obstacle to providing that health coverage – President Bush.
October 30, 2007 — Press Item
Today, the House passed legislation extending the Internet tax moratorium for seven years, the longest extension since the moratorium began.
October 25, 2007 — Press Item
President Bush waited until he had vetoed a relatively inexpensive children’s health insurance bill before asking for tens of billions of dollars more for his misadventure in Iraq.
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