Frist Seeks to Revive Wage, Estate Tax Bill

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 6, 2006, 12 a.m.

Even as Senate Democratic leaders said that chances of raising the minimum wage this year appear remote, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is taking another stab at getting Democrats to drop their objections to a House-passed “trifecta” bill that would reduce the estate tax, extend expiring tax provisions and hike the national minimum wage.



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As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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