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Rebuild America Act

• Zach F

  2012-04-27 03:22:48 PM

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  Tom Harkin has introduced the Rebuild America Act. The bill addresses challenges the middle class faces, including stagnant wages, financial insecurity, rising costs of college, inadequate infrastructure, and an unfair tax code. It will do more than any other bill has done for the middle class. Has anyone looked into it?
• that guy in Arizona

  2012-04-28 10:41:42 AM

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  Zach:
  
  
  The complete text of the bill is posted below:
  
  http://www.help.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=a6a16c63-0b9a-485f-b1d7-e...
  
  You'll quickly note that Senator Harkins is a Democrat, and is one of the longest serving
  Democratic senators in Iowa's history (he's been in his current position since 1985).
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Harkin
  
  Unless the Democrats can gain a majority in both the House and the Senate, as well as retaining the Presidency, it's not likely that the bill will pass.
  
  As evidenced by the Republican "war on environment", it's clear that the current crop of loonies are more concerned about protecting their "special interests:
  
  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/09/epa-republican-war-defund_n_1000664.html