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MARKEY VOTES TO TOUGHEN FISCAL DISCIPLINE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Jul 22, 2009
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Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2920, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, which will give House pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules the force of federal law.
PAYGO is a budget enforcement tool that will require all new policies that reduce revenue or expand entitlement spendin...
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MARKEY INTRODUCES TAX CUT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Jul 13, 2009
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Congresswoman Betsy Markey today introduced the Small Business Growth Act, which will cut taxes for small businesses by allowing them to deduct up to $125,000 in real property from their federal income taxes. Co-sponsoring the bill are Congressmen Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Missouri) and Ron Paul (R-Texa...
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MARKEY FIGHTS FOR TAX FAIRNESS FOR SELF-EMPLOYED
Jun 23, 2009
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Congresswoman Betsy Markey today announced that she will co-sponsor H.R. 1470, the Equity for our Nation’s Self-Employed Act, bi-partisan legislation aimed at addressing an unfair tax on health insurance premiums for the self-employed.
Under the current tax code, corporations can deduct the cost...
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MARKEY BACKS HOME OFFICE TAX DEDUCTION
Jun 9, 2009
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Congresswoman Betsy Markey has signed on as an original co-sponsor of H.R. 1509, the Home Office Tax Deduction and Simplification Act, which would reduce the complexity of the tax code and give Americans the ability to elect to take a standard deduction of $1,500 for home office expenses. &nbs...
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MARKEY CO-SPONSORS LOCAL RADIO FREEDOM RESOLUTION
May 4, 2009
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Congresswoman Betsy Markey has signed on as an original co-sponsor of H.Con.Res 49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, which seeks to block a proposal to impose new fees on radio stations for airing music free to listeners.
There are currently two bills pending in Congress that would levy a...
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REP. MARKEY RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
Feb 24, 2009
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Tonight Congresswoman Betsy Markey released the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to the first joint session of the 111th Congress:
Tonight, President Obama spoke in plain terms about the challenges we face as a nation. And while we must be honest about those challenge...
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HOUSE PASSES ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGE
Feb 13, 2009
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Today Congresswoman Betsy Markey voted in favor of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The recovery package contains the largest tax cut in U.S. history over two years, and will create or save an estimated 8,400 jobs in Northern and Eastern Colorado alone. The plan also aims to put t...
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