U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Former Senator Olympia Snowe(R) sits down with SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S. host Julie Mason(L) for an interview on the 'SiriusXM Leading Ladies' Series to promote her new book 'Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress' at SiriusXM Studio on May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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This committee will admit: Apple has not broken any laws. Yet, they are forced into a show trial at the whims of politicians, when in fact; Congress should be on trial for chasing the profits of great American companies overseas ... Instead of Apple executives, you should have brought in a giant mirror, so we could look at the reflection of Congress because this problem is solely and completely created by the awful tax code. If you want to assign blame, the Committee needs to look in the mirror and see who created this mess, see who created the tax code that drives American companies overseas.
This committee will admit: Apple has not broken any laws. Yet, they are forced into a show trial at the whims of politicians, when in fact; Congress should be on trial for chasing the profits of great American companies overseas ... Instead of Apple executives, you should have brought in a giant mirror, so we could look at the reflection of Congress because this problem is solely and completely created by the awful tax code. If you want to assign blame, the Committee needs to look in the mirror and see who created this mess, see who created the tax code that drives American companies overseas.
Crudely put ... the Congress can be divided into the pro-U.S. lobby and the pro-NAM lobby, those who are not shackled by the shibboleths of the past, and those who feel the status quo is the safest.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Editorial: Fix U.S. code to avoid tax dodges like Apple's
tax liability. But when so much income goes untaxed, it increases the tax burden on the rest of us.Here's one suggestion: Congress should eliminate the 35 percent U.S. corporate tax altogether. It should also scrap the preferential 20 percent rate on long-term 5/21/13 Read more »
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Ex-IRS chief Douglas Shulman: Can't say how targeting happened
Tuesday, Republicans expressed anger that Shulman and Miller didn't reveal the screening of conservative groups to Congress, despite lawmakers' repeated inquiries. Miller learned of the situation in early May 2012."Mr. Miller, that's a lie by omission," said 5/21/13 Read more »
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Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller: Sorry for 'mistakes' and 'poor service'
ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency's tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. He said they resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, Read more »
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Canada trying to lure Silicon Valley tech workers
has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system.Canada's minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, Read more »
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LIA partners with Silicon Valley business group
has joined forces with a Silicon Valley group to push for certain immigration reforms as debate over the issue heats up in Congress.The Long Island Association and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group sent a jointly penned letter to New York and California Read more »
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I’ll speak no evil
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Chileans hurl firebombs outside Cong.
thousands of people took part in protests outside the Congress in the port city of Valparaiso on Tuesday, demanding wide-range expansion of free education. Police said more than 130 people were arrested and two police motorcycles were burned. Protesters say 56 m ago from Press TV Read more »
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Ed Meese: We’ve Seen the Effect of “Amnesty” Before
by today’s Gang of Eight—so we should consider the effects these reforms had in the past. In the mid-’80s, many Members of Congress advocated amnesty for long-settled illegal immigrants. President Reagan considered it reasonable to adjust the status of what 12:52 AM from ARRA News Service Read more »
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Apple bruised by evasion of billions in U.S. taxes
Apple yesterday as U.S. lawmakers took the tech giant to task for legally evading billions of dollars in taxes and called on Congress to close the loopholes that allow it. Bob McIntyre, director of Citizens for Tax Justice, said congressional investigators 12:45 AM from Boston Herald Read more »
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Federal chemical safety agency complains of lack of access to West blast site
the owner’s spray-painted sentiments. WASHINGTON — The federal safety agency probing the fertilizer blast in West is complaining to Congress that turf fights with other investigators could make it impossible to find out what really happened. The U.S. Chemical 12:24 AM from Dallas Morning News Business Read more »
