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McCaskill Says No to Gulf Stream Jet Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following last year’s criticism that Wall Street executives and the CEOs of automobile manufacturers were cavalierly using private jets while their employees suffered, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today criticized the House Appropriations Committee for adding money to buy additional replacement jets that will be dedicated to travel for government executive-level personnel, including Members of Congress.
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St. Louis Area: McCaskill Hosts Health Care Listening Forums Across Missouri in August
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Southeast Missouri: McCaskill Hosts Health Care Listening Forums Across Missouri in August
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Senate PAYGO Sponsors Applaud House Passage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) today applauded the House of Representatives for passing legislation that would require greater fiscal restraint in Congress and reduce the national deficit. The legislation, known as Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO), would require Congress to find a way to pay for all new spending or tax cuts.
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McCaskill Holds Senate Hearing in St. Louis on Reverse Mortgages
WASHINGTON, D.C. – These days television shows are regularly interrupted with commercials about a “great” new financial opportunity backed by the federal government: a reverse mortgage loan that allows seniors to convert the equity in their homes into cash. While this can be a useful tool for some, many elderly homeowners are prime targets for predatory lending schemes in a rapidly growing industry. Read prepared testimony of the witnesses by CLICKING HERE.
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McCaskill: Stimulus Loan Program Can Help Your Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill applauded the Small Business Administration (SBA) on a new program that begins today which would loan up to $35,000 to “viable” small businesses that can demonstrate “immediate financial need”. The America’s Recovery Capitol (ARC) loan program received $255 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the economic stimulus package, to help small businesses survive and prosper through the current economic downturn.
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McCaskill: Stimulus Tax Breaks Will Save Missourians Money in 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As people prepared their taxes this year, many families and small businesses across America were hoping to find ways they could save money amid the economic crisis. U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill wants Missourians to know about all the ways the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act will help keep a little extra cash in their pockets over the coming months and during the next year’s tax season. Approximately 40 percent of recovery spending was in the form of tax relief and one third of the total spending goes back into the pocket of American taxpayers.
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