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Key lawmaker: House will be 'more thoughtful' on Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. His comments signaled that momentum from Monday's easy...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jackie Speier, Steve Womack, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System
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Senate OKs Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday. Now the issue shifts to the more skeptical, Republican-controlled House,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jackie Speier, Steve Womack, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System
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Balanced Budget Amendment fails in House vote
The House of Representatives voted down a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution on Friday, failing to revive a long-held and perpetually elusive goal for the GOP.
The vote came 16 years after an amendment failed to pass Congress by just one...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, White House, Politics, Public Finance
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Weekly remarks: GOP's Rep. Bob Goodlatte seeks balanced budgets
Top of the TicketRepublican Goodlatte says Washington regulations inhibit growth of new jobs; Democrat Obama's remarks did not arrive.... -
Weekly remarks 9/11: Giuliani warns on hasty troop drawdowns; Obama on time for nation-building here
Top of the TicketRepublican Giuliani says 10 years shows the value of vigilance; Democrat Obama says time to bring troops home after too much war..... -
Weekly remarks: Obama says Congress must pass his jobs bill; GOP's Roskam hits 'red tape factory'
Top of the TicketRepublican Peter Roskam says Obama administrations rules and regs strangle jobs; Obama says it's up to Congress to create new jobs.... -
Weekly remarks: Susan Collins decries federal regs; Obama wants improved education
Top of the TicketRepublican Susan Collins says government regulations suffocate new jobs; Democrat Obama says more education is necessary for the future.... -
A historic first today: The U. S. Constitution read aloud in Congress; full text to follow along
Top of the TicketFirst time in U.S. history the complete Constitution will be read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today.... -
Letters contradict claim that low-level staffers were at fault
The News Virginian, Waynesboro, Va.The Internal Revenue Service official who sparked a firestorm last week with her admission that the agency targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status signed two letters sent last year to the Richmond Tea Party requesting additional information...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Goochland County, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System
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Attorney general orders FBI investigation of IRS targeting of conservative groups
The News Virginian, Waynesboro, Va.Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that the FBI will conduct a criminal investigation into allegations that Internal Revenue Service officials targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt designation, including the Shenandoah Valley Tea Party...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. Congress, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Justice System
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Airport waiting for FAA update
The Brownsville Herald, TexasDespite the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to restore funding for FAA air traffic controllers' salaries, officials at Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport and other "contract tower" airports are still holding their breath....Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Brownsville, U.S. Congress, Federal Aviation Administration, Frederica Wilson
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Tennessee's Web sales tax bill stalls in House
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Despite its easy passage in the Senate earlier this week, Sen. Lamar Alexander's top legislative priority is being slow-walked by House Republicans as he heads into re-election season. To much fanfare Monday evening, Alexander's online sales tax...Tags: U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Sales, Bill Haslam, F James Jr Sensenbrenner
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