Curtis Dubay https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:44:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Curtis Dubay https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 How Harry Reid’s Last Act as Majority Leader Directly Benefited His State https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2014/12/how-harry-reids-last-act-as-majority-leader-directly-benefited-his-state/ Sat, 20 Dec 2014 11:00:28 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=2981 ???????????????????????????????

Written by Melissa Quinn

In his final move as majority leader, U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) ushered through a series of tax breaks that directly benefit residents of his home state of Nevada.

Called tax extenders, the package retroactively renews expired tax breaks, including a state sales tax deduction and the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act.

The U.S. Senate passed the tax bill 76-16 earlier this week—the last legislation it would vote on before the end of the 113th Congress and Reid’s tenure as majority leader.… Continue Reading

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