Senior Democrat proposes U.S. tax overhaul
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The top U.S. congressional tax writer proposed sweeping tax legislation on Thursday that would repeal a tax for the rich that has been hitting more middle-class Americans and replace it with a new tax on high-income earners.
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Bloomberg - June 29 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential hopefuls last night called for higher taxes on wealthy Americans and more federal spending on education, health care and programs to alleviate poverty.
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The two top Democrats in the U.S.  Congress challenged President Bush on Monday to draft an "exit  strategy" in Iraq and work with them in his drive to revamp the  Social Security retirement program.
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The chairman of the House tax-writing committee said Sunday that President Bush's drive to overhaul Social Security should lead to consideration of a value added tax or other ways to fund the entitlement program.
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President George W. Bush sought to put tax reform at the center of the US presidential election debate as the Democrats try to exploit weaknesses in the government's economic record.
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Senate Democrats will move to add to a $150 billion economic stimulus package rebates for senior citizens living off Social Security and an extension of unemployment benefits, setting up a clash with the White House and House leaders who are pushing a narrower package.
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Senate Democrats are seeking a major reversal of energy tax policies that would reverse incentives and benefits to the oil industry and instead underwrite renewable fuels.
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Senior Democrats call on John Kerry to reinvigorate his campaign, or risk losing the US election.
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Representative John D. Dingell, Democrat of Michigan, plans to propose raising the cost of burning oil, gas and coal, in a move that could shake up the debate on global warming.
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Senior House Democrats, seeking to placate members of their party from Republican-leaning districts, are pushing a plan that would place restrictions on President Bush's ability to wage the war in Iraq but would allow him to waive them if he publicly justifies  his position.
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The New York senator has been tapped by Democratic leaders to try to engineer the party's Senate comeback.
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Whoever wrote a legislative provision to give more members of Congress access to income tax records should be tracked down and held to account, a Democratic senator said Monday.
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A bill to raise taxes on "carried interest" compensation awarded to private equity firm partners was introduced on Friday by 14 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Democrats on Thursday said President Bush's proposed overhaul of Social Security would burden future generations with massive debt and undo income protection promised to the elderly since Democrat Franklin Roosevelt was president.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - Stephen Moore, the president of a conservative fund-raising group, wants to overhaul the tax code. So do Dr.
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President Bush has vowed to lead a bipartisan effort to overhaul the personal income tax and make it "simpler, fairer and pro-growth."
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Pointing toward midterm elections, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi promises to raise the minimum wage while cutting taxes to spur economic growth and help the middle class.