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July 18, 2011 As U.S. Stalls on Trade Agreements, EU Expands Exports to South Korea

As the Wall Street Journal noted today, the recent implementation of the South Korea-EU trade agreement is having an immediate…

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July 16, 2011 What About the Trust Fund?

President Obama famously played to grandma’s Social Security fears this week, saying in an interview about the debt-ceiling talks that…

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July 14, 2011 By the Numbers: Tax Increases Will Hurt, Not Help, America’s Economic Recovery

Today, President Obama is expected to lay out his plan to increase taxes as part of the debt ceiling discussions. …

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July 13, 2011 Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on the Taxation of Debt and Equity

Good morning, and thank you for joining us this morning.  According to the Congressional Research Service, the last time both…

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July 13, 2011 U.S. Jobs Already Coming Back Slower than During the Great Depression

Since non-farm payroll employment (the most common measure of jobs) bottomed out in February 2010 at 129.2 million, the U.S….

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July 13, 2011 Moody’s Places U.S. Aaa Government Bond Rating and Related Ratings on Review for Possible Downgrade

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the announcement that Moody’s Investors…

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July 13, 2011 Joint Hearing on Tax Reform and the Tax Treatment of Debt and Equity

JOINT HEARING ON TAX REFORM AND THE TAX TREATMENT OF DEBT AND EQUITY _________________________________________ JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON…

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July 12, 2011 HEARING: Chairman Davis Announces Hearing on Child Deaths Due to Maltreatment

Focus Of The Hearing: The hearing will review data on child deaths due to maltreatment, determine how to improve the…

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July 12, 2011 More Evidence the Democrats’ Health Care Law Will Cost Jobs

 Despite then Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s claims that the Democrats’ health care law would create “4 million jobs, 400,000 almost immediately,”…

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