Charles Schumer

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  Head of Senate banking to retire

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 26, 2013

  Johnson's decision establishes former Gov. Mike Rounds, a Republican and an insurance agent, as the likely front-runner to succeed him.

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  Post-election: What's in store for the insurance industry?

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 7, 2012

  Obama's re-election indicates current policies will be maintained, but some deadline dates could be pushed back a bit.

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  Two men enter, one man leaves

  By Arthur D. Postal, Warren S. Hersch  |  October 4, 2012

  What’s really at stake for the life/health industry in next month’s elections?

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  Obama Seeks to Shift Election Toward Tax Debate

  By Julie Pace and Kasie Hunt  |  July 10, 2012

  Facing sagging jobs numbers, President Barack Obama sought to recast the November election as a fight over tax fairness on Monday, urging tax cut extensions for all families earning less than $250,000 but denying them to households making more than that.

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  Senators Introduce Ex-PATRIOT Act to Tax Those Who Move Abroad

  By Staff Writer  |  May 17, 2012

  Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Bob Casey, D-Pa., unveiled a comprehensive plan Thursday morning to respond to Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin renouncing his U.S. citizenship.

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  Senate to Introduce Bill to Help Small Businesses

  By Jim Abrams  |  March 12, 2012

  The Senate is set to come out with its version of legislation to help small businesses raise capital, paralleling a measure that cleared the House in a somewhat different form last week by a large bipartisan margin.

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  Week in Pictures | March 9, 2012

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  March 8, 2012

  Mitt Romney inches closer to becoming the Republican Presidential Nominee after close races on Super Tuesday, AIG sells its stake in AIA while it attempts to buy stock back from the Treasury and has the contraception saga finally come to an end? This and more in this week's Week in...

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  Capitol Hill Weighs GOP Payroll Tax Gambit

  By Andrew Taylor  |  February 14, 2012

  House lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to weigh a proposal by GOP leaders to extend the 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year.

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  Commuter Benefit Could Be Tied to Payroll Package

  By Jenny Ivy, BenefitsPro  |  January 31, 2012

  Pressure is mounting for Congress to reverse cuts to commuter benefits as part of a major tax package this year.

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  Death benefit payout system outrage unjustified

  By Brian Anderson  |  August 4, 2010

  Ooh, those evil insurance companies are at it again! Or so some in the mainstream media would have consumers believe. And surprise - a couple of politicians were quick with the knee-jerk reactions to condemn the insurance companies, too.