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Senator Dorgan delivered the weekly Democratic radio address. He spoke about the proposed economic stimulus plan.

At a hearing of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee analysts and private citizens testified about the Bush administration’s economic stimulus proposals. Among the topics they addressed we…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing. Witnesses testified about financial tactics used by several companies to avoid paying U.S. taxes by moving assets to off-shore holding…

Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about tax legislation President Bush signed into law earlier in the day. They voiced their opposition to the way in which tax cuts would be made and sai…

At a press conference held in the U.S. Capitol, several democratic Senators spoke about the passage of tax cut legislation. They said that the policy implications would be felt for decades.…

Senators spoke to reporters about debate over tax reform legislation and expressed opposition to the plan, saying that it did not address key programs to help the poor and benefited the weal…

Senate Minority Leader, Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota), Senators Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota), Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut), Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) spoke t…

Democratic Senators briefed reporters on their alternative tax cut proposal on the day on which the Senate began debate on the tax portion of the budget resolution. They stressed that they w…

Democratic leaders held a news conference and talked about the tax limitation Constitutional Amendment.

In an executive committee meeting of the National Governors Association, various governors reported on the association’s latest policies on various issues to the full executive committee.

Democratic legislators heard testimony from tax policy experts and others concerning the Republican tax cut proposals and how they would affect different income groups and employee pensions.…

Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Harry Reid (D-NV) and others talked to reporters about a GAO report concerning tax compliance by multinational corporations.

HR 2977: A bill to authorize appropriations for public broadcasting. HR 2782: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that such Act does not preempt …

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony for the second day on President Bush’s economic growth package which he unveiled at his annual State of the Union Address. Public witnesses…

The committee heard testimony on the second of four days of scheduled hearings looking at various economic growth and tax reform proposals. Twenty-three members of Congress offered their spe…

The committee heard testimony on H.R. 2950, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Infrastructure Act of 1991. Highlights of the $153.5 billion appropriations bill include funding for highway…

The two speakers presented their views on capital gains tax legislation in a debate format. The question was: Should capital gains be the subject of the same taxation as ordinary income? F…

Byron Dorgan answered questions on cutting the capital gains tax from the Canadian Embassy.

The hearing continued on discussion of the effectiveness of tax breaks given to purchasers of failing thrift institutions.

The committee heard testimony on the status of tax breaks given to purchasers of failing thrift institutions. Specifically, the committee investigated how much of the tax breaks would be abs…