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Jonathan Strong The Daily Caller 1/11/2011 The Obama administration is eying a secretive tax deal critics charge is an indirect bailout for Puerto Rico to the tune of billions of taxpayer dollars. The U.S. territory, desperate for revenues in the midst of the recession, surprised industry with a $6 billion tax on foreign firms – […] January 13th, 2011 | Tags: bailout, double taxation, Gov. Luis Fortuño, international tax law, Pharmaceutical industry, Puerto Rico | Category: "Stimulus" program, Barack Obama, Economy, federal funding, IRS, Taxes, Treasury Department | Comments are closed
John Brandt Chad Pergram FOXNews.com 4/29/2010 The House voted Thursday to allow Puerto Ricans to decide their own political future and relationship with the United States. The bill passed 223-169 and now must be taken up by the Senate. The bill introduced a two-step ballot measure for Puerto Rico to decide if its residents […] The Heritage Foundation 4/27/2010 According to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the House will vote on H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, later this week. The legislation provides Puerto Rico a two stage voting process and makes some non-resident Puerto Ricans eligible to vote on Puerto Rican statehood. This legislation has rigged the process […] April 28th, 2010 | Tags: 'vote-herding', Democratic Party, H.R. 2499, Puerto Rico | Category: legislation | Comments are closed
Rep. Doc Hastings RedState.com 4/23/2010 Next week the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy, which gives the people of Puerto Rico the opportunity to vote on their political future including the possibility of becoming America’s 51st state. Officially, the bill would create a two-step voting process where the people […] April 23rd, 2010 | Tags: H.R. 2499, Puerto Rico | Category: Congress, legislation | Comments are closed
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