Mary Landrieu

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  11 Key Congressional Committees for Advisors to Worry About

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2012

  As the election approaches, not just the White House and Congress are in play, but also control of congressional committees important to advisors and others in the financial services sector.

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  Senate Approves Deal on Spending, Averts Shutdown

  By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent  |  September 26, 2011

  Ending weeks of political brinkmanship, Congress finessed a dispute over disaster aid Monday night and advanced legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown only days away.

• U.S. Government Shutdown Looms Again

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 22, 2011

  In a surprise outcome on Wednesday, the House of Representatives failed to pass a bill needed to fund the federal government past Sept. 30.

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  Forget 2011 Budget, FY2012 Budget to Be Delayed as Well

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 29, 2010

  The FY 2012 budget may include recommendations from the Presidential deficit reduction commission, including an increase in the retirement age for Social Security and a reduction on certain existing tax deductions.

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  Bush Tax Cut Deal: Obama Defends Compromise With GOP

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  December 8, 2010

  Democrats rose up in anger following President Barack Obama's announcement on Monday that he would go along with Republican demands to extend the Bush tax cuts, but Obama insisted he was not going to "play games" with the economy.

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  Sens. Landrieu, Baucus Introduce Bill to Repeal Form 1099 Small Business Requirement

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 18, 2010

  The Small Business Administration: the cost of tax compliance for small firms is 67% higher than for their larger counterparts.

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  Run over by Reid's Reindeer

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 29, 2009

  Disgusting, deceitful, sleazy, shameful ...use any adjective you like. Unfortunately, the most accurate is usual, as in "politics as usual." Seems Sen. Ben Nelson's principled...