Hoyer Wants Unemployment Extension, Immigration Rewrite Before Unpaid-For Tax Credits
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Channel: Roll Call · 2014 · News & Politics
House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer called Republicans to task on Thursday for bringing up unpaid-for tax extenders while allowing unemployment insurance to lapse, and suggested that all of it could be paid for if the House passed a comprehensive immigration overhaul. In his weekly colloquy, the Maryland Democrat told Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., that it is not right for Republicans to demand that certain policies be offset — such as a "doc fix" and unemployment insurance — while the House plans to take up a $155 billion permanent research and development tax credit that is not paid for. Read more: http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/hoyer-wants-unemployment-extension-and-immigration-reform-before-unpaid-for-tax-credits/#more-9539 Website: http://www.rollcall.com Follow us: http://www.twitter.com/RollCall Like us: http://www.facebook.com/RollCallDC Google+: http://www.google.com/+RollCall Tumblr: http://photos.rollcall.com
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