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The following update from Paul Suplizio, President of the WOTC Coalition, outlines a very time-limited potential opportunity to get WOTC back on track for 2014. To have any impact, WOTC supports will need to act promptly. Congress will wrap up its business and leave town by the end of this week for the Independence Day recess. (more…)
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As a potential Senate vote on the EXPIRE Act looms, the WOTC Coalition’s Paul Suplizio urges WOTC proponents to renew their contacts with Republican Senators.
“We believe several Senate Republicans who support EXPIRE will break with their leader and vote for cloture when another vote is taken.”
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[Updated 05/16/2014 at 12:15 P.M. Pacific Time.]
Not withstanding the Senate’s overwhelming bipartisan support for the EXPIRE Act as demonstrated on Monday, a procedural move by Senate Democratic leaders has resulted in a (hopefully temporary) Republican revolt against the bill. (more…)Expire Act Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform And Efficiency Expire Act Hr 3474 Senate Finance Committee Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell Senator Orrin Hatch Senator Ron Wyden Tax ExtendersRead more: Senate Hits Procedural Breaks on EXPIRE Act – Hatch and Wyden Working on SolutionsPUBLISHED IN
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Earlier today, the US Senate voted overwhelmingly (96 for, 3 against) to take up HR 3474, the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act.
This procedural vote of cloture means that a final vote on the bill may be coming soon. In the mean time, amendments will be considered and negotiations concluded. We anticipate a vote on the floor of the Senate as early as this week. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
