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Rate Debate is All But Over

Another interesting week in our nation’s capital. The big news is the tax deal struck between Congressional Republicans and the White House. We expect this deal to pass, with few changes, either next week or when Congress returns the first couple weeks in January. Here are some useful summaries and the legislative text if you’re interested:

The Senate is going to take the package up on Monday and should pass it Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. It then goes to the House, where it faces an angry liberal caucus and …

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Congress and the Administration continue to move through the three-step dance necessary to come to closure on the debate over extending expiring tax provisions.

Step 1 took place two weeks ago when the Democratic and Republican leadership met with President Obama. The meeting didn’t result in any agreements, but it did move the ball forward when both sides agreed to appoint six negotiators to begin talks — Treasury Secretary Geithner, OMB Director Lew, House members Van Hollen (D-MD) and Camp (R-MI), and Senators Baucus (D-MT) and Kyl (R-AZ).

Those negotiators have been meeting regularly and any agreement they reach would act as …

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