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The Democrats' Definition of Bipartisanship?Is this bipartisanship? You be the judge.Outside of the White House today, Speak Pelosi claimed that Republican voices have been heard in the discussion of the House Democrat's trillion-dollar spending bill. The Table below paints a different picture... Markup of H.R. 598
AUTHOR DESCRIPTION ACCEPTED/REJECTED Camp Strike “Making Work Pay,” reduce the 10% and 15% individual income tax brackets to 5% and 10%, respectively, for 2009 and 2010. REJECTED Herger Add an above-the-line deduction for heath insurance premiums REJECTED Johnson Exempt unemployment benefits from income taxation in 2008 and 2009. REJECTED Brady AMT Patch for 2009 REJECTED Ryan Make permanent the dividends and capital gains tax rats and index the latter for inflation. REJECTED Linder Add a GED / training requirement for those getting extended unemployment benefits REJECTED Brown-Waite GAO study of impact of COBRA provisions on employer costs REJECTED Davis $7B transfer from federal to state unemployment accounts to prevent state payroll tax increases REJECTED Reichert Prohibit HIT money from being spent until interoperability standards are in place REJECTED Boustany Prohibiting Medicare from using comparative effectiveness research to restrict access REJECTED Heller Extending homebuyer tax credit through 2009, allow it to be claimed by anyone purchasing a primary residence (as opposed to just first-time homebuyers), and require buyers to have at least a 5% down payment to get the credit REJECTED Roskam GAO study to assess success of program in creating private sector jobs ACCEPTED Herger Conditions Health IT funding on providers giving patients additional price transparency REJECTED Johnson Strikes the HIT funding provisions and replaces it with tax incentives REJECTED Brown-Waite Remove the provision requiring states to make permanent changes to their benefit eligibility rules to be eligible for a temporary transfer of federal unemployment funds REJECTED Davis Increase to $5,000 the cap on tax credits for individuals purchasing energy efficient property (windows, furnaces, etc) REJECTED Boustany Strike the HIT privacy language and replace with a report REJECTED REJECTED Johnson Allow seniors to opt out of Part A of Medicare REJECTED
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