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July 08, 2011 This is Not A Recovery

    Source: Department of Labor unemployment rate data and Obama Administration January 2009 projections (in “The Job Impact of…

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July 08, 2011 Johnson Opening Statement: Hearing on Social Security’s Finances

As we heard a few weeks ago from the Public Trustees, unless Congress acts, in 2036 Social Security revenues will…

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July 08, 2011 Hearing on Social Security’s Finances

HEARING ON SOCIAL SECURITY’S FINANCES JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS…

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July 07, 2011 Camp: IRS Suspends Gift Tax Examination

Washington, DC –  In response to a directive issued this afternoon by the IRS regarding the gift tax treatment of…

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July 07, 2011 Three Job-Creating Trade Agreements Now One Step Closer to Passage

Washington, DC – Today, the Committee on Ways and Means held a non-markup of the three long-pending trade agreements with…

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June 30, 2011 Camp, House Republicans End Disco-Era “Temporary” Tax on Jobs

Washington, DC – The time was October 1976.  KC and the Sunshine Band encouraged Americans to “Shake Your Booty” and…

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June 28, 2011 Administration Admits Less than 2 Percent of Seniors Helped by “Filling” the Donut Hole

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that so far less than 2 percent of seniors with…

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