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B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 24, 2012, previously published on February 22, 2012 Prior to this week’s Congressional recess, amendments were submitted for the surface transportation reauthorization legislation that is being deliberated in both the House and Senate. Currently, there are separate bills in each chamber of Congress: “Moving Ahead for Progress in the...
| | Agreement Reached on Payroll Tax Extension
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 20, 2012, previously published on February 16, 2012 A bipartisan agreement was reached on the payroll tax extension. Negotiations lasted until late Wednesday evening, with several members of the House-Senate conference committee objecting to some of the preliminary language. However, it remains to be seen if there will be a Friday vote on the...
| | Republican Response to President Obama's 2013 Budget
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 16, 2012, previously published on February 14, 2012 In response to the release of President Obama’s 2013 budget, Republican leaders have issued a series of statements. House Speaker John Boehner’s statement highlights the proposed $1.5 trillion tax increase in conjunction with President Obama’s stimulus approach in the budget. ...
| | President's 2013 Budget Released
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 16, 2012, previously published on February 14, 2012 President Obama released the administration's Federal Budget for fiscal year 2013. In keeping with the Budget Control Act, the budget reflects the $1 trillion reduction in discretionary spending over 10 years. Additionally, the budget includes $4 trillion in balanced deficit reduction; this...
| | President Obama's Small Business Agenda
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 7, 2012, previously published on February 2, 2012 Earlier in the week, President Obama released his legislative agenda to promote small business growth. The detailed plan expands on his remarks regarding small businesses in his State of the Union address.
| | Omnibus Passes the House
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 29, 2011, previously published on December 16, 2011 This afternoon, the House of Representatives adopted the conference agreement on the Fiscal 2012 Omnibus, a spending package comprised of the 9 remaining appropriations bills (HR 3671). Additionally, the Omnibus includes H.R. 3672, which provides $8.12 billion for disaster aid and recovery...
| | House Votes on the Payroll Tax Cut Extension
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 29, 2011, previously published on December 20, 2011 Since Monday, members of the House of Representatives have been debating the Senate plan for the payroll tax cut extension (HR 3630). As you may recall, the Senate passed an amendment to extend the expiring Social Security payroll tax cut for two months on Saturday. After consideration, the House...
| | Joint Committee: Failure to Reach Compromise
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 28, 2011, previously published on November 22, 2011 Yesterday afternoon, the leaders of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction released a statement that acknowledged the committee's failure to reach a bipartisan deficit reduction agreement. Since August, the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Committee had been working to reduce the national debt by...
| | Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction Update
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 9, 2011, previously published on November 1, 2011 With a late-November deadline approaching, the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction has been trying to compromise on a far-reaching deal to reduce the national deficit. As stipulated in the debt-reduction legislation that was passed in August (PL 112-25), the Joint Committee is a bicameral,...
| | The Senate Passed the First “Minibus” Spending Bill
B. Jeffrey Brooks; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 9, 2011, previously published on November 1, 2011 The Senate passed the first “minibus” spending bill with a vote of 69-30. This particular piece of legislation combined the fiscal 2012 Agriculture appropriations bill (HR 2112) with both the Commerce-Justice-Science and the Transportation-Housing, Urban Development appropriations...
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