H.R.5353 - War Is Making You Poor Act

To reduce the $159.3 billion from the discretionary overseas contingency operations funds in the President's fiscal year 2011 budget for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (without preventing use of mandatory funds from the Department of Defense budget to execute the War on Terror), and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals a "War is Making You Poor" tax credit against the savings attributable to the overseas contingency operations reduction. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To reduce the $159.3 billion from the discretionary overseas contingency operations funds in the President's fiscal year 2011 budget for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (without preventing use of mandatory funds from the Department of Defense budget to execute the War on Terror), and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals a "War is Making You Poor" tax credit against the savings attributable to the overseas contingency operations reduction. as introduced.
  • Popular: War Is Making You Poor Act as introduced.
  • Short: War is Making You Poor Act as introduced.

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06/06/10
RE: H.R.5353

I have introduced a bill called The War is Making You Poor Act, HR 5353. This bill requires that the war be funded by the Pentagon's bas...

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05/29/10
RE: H.R.5353

HR 5353 is a start, as it would remove 159 billion from the military and force them to pay for the wars with the 549 billion regular mil...

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05/26/10
Limit US war spending

Alan Grayson, D-Fla., with his proposed bill HR 5353 โ€” the "War Makes You Poorer" act. Grayson's proposed bill will limit the Obama regi...

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05/23/10
RE: H.R.5353

HR 5353, known as the War is Making You Poor Act, is sponsored by Florida congressman Alan Grayson (D-8th District). The bill is co-spon...

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05/23/10
RE: H.R.5353

HR 5353, known as the War is Making You Poor Act, is sponsored by Florida congressman Alan Grayson (D-8th District). The bill is co-spon...

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05/23/10
RE: H.R.5353

HR 5353, known as the War is Making You Poor Act, is sponsored by Florida congressman Alan Grayson (D-8th District). The bill is co-spon...

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05/23/10
RE: H.R.5353

HR 5353, known as the War is Making You Poor Act, is sponsored by Florida congressman Alan Grayson (D-8th District). The bill is co-spon...

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05/23/10
The Hopper: Short and sweet

War is Making You Poor Act: HR 5353 , introduced by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) on May 20. * Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act: HR 5309 ,...

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05/21/10
Crashing The War Party

You can find more info about Bill HR 5353 "War Is Making You Poor Act" by clicking here. * Video of Grayson introducing the bill on the ...

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10/15/11
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01/02/11
Alan Grayson Exits Congress Swingi...

As the 11th wealthiest Congress member ($32mil) Grayson intro'd H.R.5353 "War Funding Act" which would have CUT the DEFICIT by nearly $16...

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01/02/11
Alan Grayson in war is not useless...

Alan Grayson in war is not useless - Part 2 (2010) - HR 5353. May 24, 2010 www.amazon.com Watch more: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The Wa...

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12/22/10
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12/20/10
Alan Grayson on the war makes you ...

Alan Grayson on the war makes you a bad law - HR 5353 - Part 2 (2010). 24th May 2010 more www.amazon.com Watch: The war makes you thefilm...

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12/16/10
Alan Grayson on the War Is Making ...

May 24, 2010 www.amazon.com Watch more: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The War Is Making You Poor Act (HR5353), introduced by Rep. Alan Gra...

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12/14/10
[WATCH]: Alan Grayson on the War I...

May 20, 2010 www.amazon.com Watch more: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The War Is Making You Poor Act (HR5353), introduced by Rep. Alan Gra...

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12/06/10
Wikileaks & Responsible Open Inter...

It is also instructive that the reframe of the "competitive free-market Internet" to an "Open Internet" came about in 2008 with the intro...

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Wikileaks & Responsible Open Inter...

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12/06/10
Wikileaks & Responsible Open Inter...

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