Saturday, January 5, 2013
Four Republicans voted against the Senate bill.
With the clock ticking, Congress voted 257-167 to pass a Senate bill to stop the country from going over the so-called "fiscal cliff." On Tuesday, members of the House of Representatives from Illinois voted 14-4 in favor of the bill. For Republican Judy Biggert, who was defeated in November by Bill Foster, her vote in favor of the bill was her last as a member of the House of Representatives. Adam Kinzinger, R-Manteno, joined Biggert in voting yes, along with Dan Lipinski, D-Western Springs. Four House Republicans from Illinois voted no: Randy Hultgren (Winfield), Peter Roskam (Wheaton), Bobby Schilling (Colona) and Joe Walsh (McHenry). In the Senate, Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, voted to pass the measure. Mark Kirk, R-Highland Park, did …
Saturday, January 14, 2012
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin held a news conference at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville to talk about proposed legislation that would require Internet businesses to collect state and local sales tax.
Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville was the setting for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's news conference Friday where he discussed the Marketplace Fairness Act, legislation that would require out of state Internet businesses to collect state and local sales tax. Anderson's is representative of the small, local brick-and-mortar businesses across the state and the country that collect sales taxes, he said, adding that their online competitors have an unfair advantage because they do not collect sales taxes, Durbin said. Durbin said he has been working for some time with other senators from both parties to craft legislation that would effectively address the issue. Online retailer Amazon.com is on board with the legislation because it would be uniform …
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Bank of America introduced a $5 monthly charge for its debit card users last week, citing a cap on fees the banks could charge merchants as the reason. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) sponsored the fee-cap legislation, and now he's telling consumers to leave.
Last week, Bank of America announced a $5 monthly charge for its debit card users, and now Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is telling the bank's clients to walk away. "My word to consumers across America is talk with your feet, look for a debit card that doesn't charge the Bank of America fee," Durbin told the Huffington Post, adding that the revenue from the new fee will likely far outstrip what they'll lose from recent bank fee reforms. Durbin proposed an amendment last year to cap the amount of money banks can charge merchants who accept debit card swipes. On Saturday, the new cap went into effect, meaning that the most a bank can charge to merchants every time there's a debit card swiped is 24 cents. Bank of America spokeswoman Anne Pace …
Tired of Gov't
12:38 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
He already has. It's called the carbon tax. Every time you exhale CO2. You can avoid the tax like Clinton, just don't inhale! more ›