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Bipartisanship (gasp) and the Ex-Im Bank
One measure of the extreme polarization of the House is that GOP leaders bring bills to the floor only if they have enough Republican votes to approve them. With the exception of the occasional must-pass spending bill, measures that aren't ideologically...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Boeing Co.
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Export-Import Bank reauthorization moves toward passage
WASHINGTON — A rare bipartisan compromise is expected to break a logjam over reauthorizing the nation's Export-Import Bank — a critical issue for the business community but one ensnarled in opposition from tea party Republicans. House GOP...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Boeing Co., Parties and Movements, Democratic Party
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Tax measures may be doomed, but they clarify parties' goals
WASHINGTON —During a week when voters are acutely aware of how much they owe Uncle Sam, Congress is conducting a series of votes that crystallize the sharply different approaches the two parties take toward taxes and the economy.
Democrats...Tags: Republican Party, Companies and Corporations, Parties and Movements, MoveOn, Public Finance
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The plot thickens in tax reform theater
Our one shared national moment of fiscal soul-searching is behind us for another year — of course I refer to the filing of tax returns — but tax reform theater in Washington, like the melody in the old Irving Berlin song, lingers on.
So while...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Senate
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House passes 20% tax cut for businesses
WASHINGTON — Despite a veto threat from President Obama, the Republican-led House approved a 20% election-year tax cut for most companies intended to entice them to pick up the pace of hiring and, thus, boost the economy. Critics said the tax...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace
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John Boehner on GOP House majority: 'We've got a fight on our hands'
WASHINGTON -- At a closed door meeting with rank-and-file Republicans, House Speaker John A. Boehner reiterated his concerns the party could lose control of the House majority this fall, giving his troops file a sober reminder of the challenge ahead....
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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JOBS Act clears Senate, back to House for final passage
A bipartisan effort to make it easier for smaller businesses to access investment cash was back on track after clearing the Senate, but not without grave warnings from opponents who insisted it would open the door to a new era of fraud. Senators added...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, Career and Workplace
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Romney's campaign revs the inevitability engine
Opinion L.A.With a big block of GOP delegates up for grabs in 10 states Tuesday, the media meme of the moment is that the race has, at long last, reached a tipping point. The Times' front page on Monday declared, "GOP...... -
Congress expected to pass bill aimed at small business investment
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on a bill aimed at making it easier for small businesses to raise capital.
Known as the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (or JOBS) Act, the bill reduces barriers for small firms that want to become...Tags: Harry Reid, Business, Small Businesses, American International Group
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JOBS bill clears Congress despite warnings
Congress gave final approval to a popular, but controversial, bill that aims to make it easier for small businesses to access investment capital, sending President Obama one of his top job-creation priorities in a rare burst of bipartisanship. Even as...
Tags: Republican Party, Spencer Bachus, Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate
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STOCK Act signing axes congressional 'insider trading'
Bill-signing ceremonies are pretty rare events in these times of gridlock and congressional backlog; so are moments of bipartisan backslapping and handshaking. But both happened briefly today when President Obama, surrounded by a few actual Republicans,...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, U.S. Senate, Justice System, Ethics
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Obama signs bipartisan JOBS Act into law
President Obama has signed into law a bill aimed at giving small businesses more access to capital, touting the measure as a step toward job creation and a sign of hope for bipartisan cooperation in Washington. “I've always said that the true...
Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Judges, Startups
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