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Luetkemeyer Column- Protecting Taxpayers and Jobs
Jan 11, 2013 -
In 2001 and 2003, Congress enacted significant tax cuts, known as the Bush tax cuts, including but not limited to—decreasing marginal income tax rates, providing relief from what is known as the “marriage penalty,” increasing the child tax credit, reducing tax rates on long-term capital gains, unify...
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Luetkemeyer Column- Looking Back On 2012
Dec 28, 2012 -
Looking back on 2012, I feel grateful to again have served as your voice in Congress. It has been a year of great turmoil in Washington but it also has been one in which several issues facing the people of the 9th District were tackled head on and I am proud of what we have accomplished for a wide c...
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Luetkemeyer Column- The Fiscal Cliff: Just Weeks Away
Dec 7, 2012 -
“We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not the government down. Only when the human spirit is allowed to invent and create, only when individuals are given a personal stake in deciding economic policies ...
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Luetkemeyer Column- The Looming Fiscal Cliff
Nov 21, 2012 -
We are at a significant turning point in our nation regarding our economic future and there is a lot of concern among hard-working folks about what it means for our families and our communities. Much of the concern stems from the notion of the fiscal cliff, in which significant automatic tax increas...
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Luetkemeyer Column- Bring the Tax Hike to a Halt
Aug 3, 2012 -
Over the past several months I have become severely disappointed and frustrated by the failure of the Senate majority and the president to make any effort whatsoever to work with House Republicans to stop the massive tax hikes scheduled to take effect in January, 2013. Failure to not extend the curr...
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Blaine's Bulletin-Taxmageddon
Jun 22, 2012 -
As summer gets underway, I am reminded of the looming tax hikes and the looming fiscal fight, otherwise known as “Taxmaggedon” in the media and in Washington, that are set to hit hard-working Americans like you starting in 2013. In addition, Congress will have to tackle automatic cutbacks to defense...
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Luetkemeyer Votes to Repeal Tax Increases in President's Health-Care Law
Jun 7, 2012 -
U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted in favor of the Health-Care Reduction Cost Act of 2012, which would repeal portions of the president’s health-care law that would increase taxes on hard-working Missourians and hurt much-needed job creation efforts. The Congressional Budget Office esti...
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