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Camp, Brady Statement on Signing of U.S.- Panama Tax Agreement

Nov 30, 2010 -- Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) gave the following statements in reaction to the signing of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement between the U.S. and Panama. Camp: “Action on the job-creating U.S.-Panama trade agreement has been delayed for far too long. The fact that we have now signed a Tax Informatio... more

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Baucus, Levin, Camp statement on Korea FTA negotiations

Nov 30, 2010 -- MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: Scott Mulhauser for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus, Matthew Beck for House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Levin and Sage Eastman for House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Camp Re: Baucus, Levin, Camp statement on Korea FTA negotiations Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), House Ways and Means Comm... more

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ObamaCare Results in 30,000 New Yorkers Losing their Current Health Benefits

Nov 29, 2010 -- A New York Service Employees International Union (SEIU)-affiliate recently announced they are dropping health care coverage for the children of more than 30,000 home health care workers, in part because of the new mandates contained in the Democrats’ health care overhaul. Mitra Behroozi, Executive Director of benefit and pension funds for the plan, 1199SEIU, stated that, “[N]ew federal health-car... more

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The Jobs Search

48 Out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since Democrats’ Stimulus Law

Nov 23, 2010 -- While Democrats promised stimulus would create 3.7 million jobs, the reality is far different. To date, 48 out of 50 states have lost jobs, while the unemployment rate has remained at or above 9.5% for 15 consecutive months. As the nation nears the end of 2010 -- when final statistics will be available to compare actual outcomes with the Administration's pre-stimulus projections -- Washington, D.C... more

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Obama Administration Repeats Discredited Claim that “You Can Keep Your Health Plan If You Like It”

Nov 23, 2010 -- MYTH: "No one is going to lose their coverage." - Jay Angoff, Director of the Obama Administration’s HHS Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight FACT: The Obama Administration has already predicted that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans with employer-provided health coverage could lose their current health plan because of ObamaCare. FACT: 9 in 10 seniors with retiree prescrip... more

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