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• Latest Action: Oct 18, 2011 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203.

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Supporting Organizations

• Americans for Tax Reform

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• Crossroads GPS

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Opposing Organizations

• Public Citizen

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• Demos

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• Natural Resources Defense Council

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• Union of Concerned Scientists

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• OMB Watch

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• Economic Policy Institute

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• League of Conservation Voters

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• Americans for Financial Reform

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• AFL CIO

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• Coalition for Sensible Safeguards

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Most-commented sections of the bill text

• Sec. 2201. Reduction in corporate income tax rates and reform of business tax. (1 comments, Link )

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• Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a permit under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) to Shell Oil Company to permit the Company to drill for oil in the Beaufort Sea, with no further review or analysis. (1 comments, Link )

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• ‘(3) EXCLUSIONS- The term ‘air pollutant’ does not include carbon dioxide, methane from agriculture or livestock, or water vapor.’. (1 comments, Link )

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• PDA Tucson: Senator McCain and Re-Instatement of the Glass ... - April 21, 2012 by PDA Tucson - McCain, in no doubt a form letter on the issue, agreed to the above comments and said that in his S. 1720 bill there is a repeal of Dodd-Frank. I checked the bill out on Thomas and found that, indeed, one of the 79 portions ...

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  As noted by PDA Tucson on April 21, 2012, "McCain, in no doubt a form letter on the issue, agreed to the above comments and said that in his S. 1720 bill there is a repeal of Dodd-Frank. I checked the bill out on Thomas and found that, indeed, one of the 79 portions ..." (/url?q=http://pdatucson.blogspot.com/2012/04/senator-mccain-and-re-instatement-of.html&sa=U&ei=9JeVT4XVK-Oc2AXa_rT5BA&ved=0CC4QmAEwAg&usg=AFQjCNHNFV5SflV85Jsid4UITtpmFTvjcQ)
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  As noted by PDA Tucson on April 21, 2012, "McCain, in no doubt a form letter on the issue, agreed to the above comments and said that in his S. 1720 bill there is a repeal of Dodd-Frank. I checked the bill out on Thomas and found that, indeed, one of the 79 portions ..." (/url?q=http://pdatucson.blogspot.com/2012/04/senator-mccain-and-re-instatement-of.html&sa=U&ei=qDCUT7S3OMXY2QXYzpHrBA&ved=0CC4QmAEwAg&usg=AFQjCNHP4tYh3sHiud4eyRJ3PVe85ZPiXQ)
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  As noted by PDA Tucson on April 20, 2012, "McCain, in no doubt a form letter on the issue, agreed to the above comments and said that in his S. 1720 bill there is a repeal of Dodd-Frank. I checked the bill out on Thomas and found that, indeed, one of the 79 portions ..." (/url?q=http://pdatucson.blogspot.com/2012/04/senator-mccain-and-re-instatement-of.html&sa=U&ei=d_fdT9eXIqjU6QGGrvStCw&ved=0CEAQmAEwCQ&usg=AFQjCNGF7Sm1aoysyytxzKl9fmUv_FHA9A)

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