Congress Sends Bush Corporate Tax Bill

[Zorra]

Congress Sends Bush Corporate Tax Bill
Mon Oct 11, 2004 01:57 PM ET
By Donna Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate easily gave final congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by repealing U.S. export tax subsidies that violate global trade rules.

The bill, which also has been approved by the House of Representatives, now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it.
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Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, called it "the worst example of the influence of special interests that I have ever seen."
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"On issue after issue in this legislation, elite corporate interests are the winners at the expense of average Americans," Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat said in a statement. "If the middle class is the backbone of America, then this bill is contrary to American values."

http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=6469796

A bill favoring trans-national corporate special interests from a republican controlled congress being sent to an administration owned by these special interests?

Golly gee, folks, do you think Bu$h will sign it?

[Steelangel]

1. of course the chimp will.

I hope Kerry will tear it when he win....

[Seabiscuit]

6. Did Kerry even show up to vote???

[truthisfreedom]

9. who cares. Kerry is busy out of his mind fighting the chimpster. let him

be.

[pacalo]

2. After his bud John McCain called it "the worst example

of the influence of special interests that I have ever seen"?

Of course, he will. Will McCain blast him for signing it? No.

Incredible.

[Robert Oak]

3. Senator Kennedy's Statement on this bill

If only we had a Sen. Landrieu on the floor raising hell for the entire
middle class like she did for the National guard.

Kennedy's Statement

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SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY FLOOR STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO THE CORPORATE TAX BILL

October 11, 2004

For Immediate Release
Contact: David Smith / Jim Manley
[phone]

First, I'd like to say a few words about the FSC bill.

The American middle class is the heart and soul of our country. But you would never know it from this bill.

We should be helping middle class families, not hurting them. But this bill uses your taxes to ship your jobs overseas.

It allows President Bush to cut your overtime pay.

And it allows big tobacco companies to market cigarettes to your children.

On issue after issue in this legislation, elite corporate interests are the winners at the expense of average Americans.

If the middle class is the backbone of America, then this bill is contrary to American values. And if President Bush really cared about the middle class, instead of just the big corporations, he would veto this bill today.

[Leilani]

4. The bill passed 69 -17

Sounds like lots of Dems approved.

Anybody have the vote breakdown?

[theoceansnerves]

5. shit bills like this

are why democrats lose faith in the democratic party. it's not amazing how i knew who stood up for americans and voted against it before looking at the list.

[Algomas]

7. It's precisely this kind of insult...

that prevents me from contributing one dime to the democrap party. My truck is covered with anti-Bu$h stickers and I have a yard sign that reads: Re-Defeat Bush in 04. I cannot in good conscience promote the domocraps by name, as I am ashamed of them.

[sventvkg]

8. The dems are over....Period..I will never support that party again after

This election...It's bullshit!! They are like Repug light's nowadays and I can not in good conscious support that anymore. Whether Bush steals this one again or not i'm fucking done with the Dems...WE NEED MORE CHOICES IN AMERICA!!!! If you dont' see that, you are no better then Bush...End Rant.

[truthisfreedom]

10. if bushco would stop killing them off in small planes and find the anthrax

killer that targeted them and scared them s***less, maybe they could grow some backbone.

with Kerry in, the Dems will be re-invigorated and make you proud again. just you watch!

8^)

DEMS all the way!

[sventvkg]

12. I would really like to believe that..I do believe Kerry's heart is right

but The party in general is faultering...NOT Progressive enough and there are not enough choices for Americans. Govt. Heavily favors business interests over people and that is fundimentally not right. Just not right!

[davhill]

11. The bill gives swing state voters big tax break

This bill also allows residents of states with no income tax (Florida, Nevada, etc) a deduction for their sales tax. This is a Republican tax cut targeted at swing states.

[Moderator]

13. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=897778