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House Taxes AIG Bonuses Back to Taxpayers

March 19, 2009

By a vote of 328-93, the House of Representatives voted to tax the AIG bonuses totally $165 Million by 90%.  It was nothing short of a two-ring circus in the House as the Republicans held dominated one ring and the Democrats the other.  Finally, due to the majority of votes being held by Democrats, Republicans [...]

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Same Shi’ite, Different Day: The House Takes on the War in Iraq, the General and the Ambassador

April 9, 2008

Today I have watched the House Committee ask questions of the two witnesses, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker.  I am worn out if the general and the ambassador are not.
And, to what end?  That has been the question this entire week.  I have heard senators and representatives from both sides of the isle [...]

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