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The committee worked on a markup of corporate tax legislation. This program is incomplete.

Secretary Snow testified about the state of the economy and the president’s proposals to create jobs, stimulate economic growth, and cut taxes. There were several contentious exchanges…

Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about the president’s proposed economic policy and criticized the size of tax cuts as fiscally irresponsible. Following their remarks they answered…

Committee members talked about President Bush’s proposed tax cuts, offering amendments and changes to the legislation. They also talked about the state of the economy, the goals of tax…

Rep. Gephardt and others stated that the Congress needs to work on the social security issue. He also said that the Republican plan for tax relief would benefit mainly the rich while the…

This House session reviewed and modified two bills. HR4579 is the Tax Payer Relief Act of 1998 and HR4578 is a bill to establish protection of the Social Security Account.

Committee members debated final language on H.R. 2676, Rep. Archer’s bill designed to reform the Internal Revenue Service. The bill is based on the National Commission on Restructuring the…

House and Senate conferees met to eliminate the differences in the tax provisions of the House and Senate versions of the budget reconciliation bill. Members debated where the proposed cuts…

In a the first portion of the second day of the markup session, committte members continued progressing through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion…

In a live portion, committte members continued progressing through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five years as part of the 1998…

In a live portion, committee members continued progressin through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five years as part of the 1998…

In their first markup session on this tax legislation, committte members progressed through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five…

In a portion, committte members progressed through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five years as part of the 1998 budget resolution.…

Committee members heard testimony on the earned income tax credit.

Representatives debate the Republican tax cut legislation, which is the last item on the Republican “Contract with America.”

Committee members heard testimony on tax legislation. The $189 billion plan to cut family and business taxes was a central theme of the Republican "Contract With America".

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee began marking up a tax cut bill that combines four of the tax bills that were part of the original "Contract With America".

The committee heard testimony from officials from government agencies during the markup session for the president’s budget reconciliation tax proposals. During the hearing, committee…

Mr. Matsui discussed the newly developed economic legislation within the House and Senate, the president’s deadline for the economic growth package, and the president’s reaction to the…