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By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com |
May 24, 2012
"Send me a bill that bans insider trading by members of Congress and I will sign it tomorrow,” President Obama proclaimed in his State of the Union on Jan. 24, 2012.
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By Dan Berman |
December 26, 2011
Congress is gridlocked again, this time on a long-term deal to extend the payroll tax cut. Democrats have already named members to a conference committee formed to end the stalemate. Advisors can do something: Contact Congress now.
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By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne |
November 14, 2011
A new study published this year finds a 6.6% annual market-beating advantage for members of the House between 1985 and 2001. Rep. Nancy Pelosi scored a 203% multimillion-dollar return on an IPO at a time when ordinary investors lost 15%...
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By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq. |
August 29, 2011
Congress’ solution to the debt limit crisis and rising deficits is fully operational, but many are left wondering whether the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is capable of fulfilling its mandate.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
August 11, 2011
Bringing the number to 12, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday her picks for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
August 10, 2011
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was the first of the four congressional leaders to make his three selections for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, with Speaker John Boehner and Sen. Mitch McConnell following Wednesday, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi yet to make her picks.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
July 25, 2011
As leaders of both parties now plan to unveil their own debt-ceiling plans, El-Erian said that a short-term deal would leave “the AAA rating extremely vulnerable and does little” to fix the basic problems of the economy.
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By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne |
May 5, 2011
Former Sen. Christopher Dodd, in a passionate speech at the fi360 Conference in San Antonio on Thursday, spoke vividly about the early days of the financial crisis and how financial reform evolved from January 2007 until now.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
February 28, 2011
The House Rules Committee began debate Monday on a stop-gap spending bill that would fund the government until March 18.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
December 16, 2010
President Barack Obama’s compromise tax cut package was pulled from the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday afternoon, though there remained the possibility of a vote on the bill late Thursday night.
