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...House Democrats are determined to move ahead with new taxes, so the industry has concentrated its efforts on blocking threatened legislation in the Senate, courting influential figures such as Harry Reid...
...Mr Reid said the proposal to more than double taxes on buyout firms was not of “great concern” for his fund, which manages $240bn in assets....
...Harry Reid, Senate majority leader, and Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House of Representatives, called for $200m in fresh federal funding to help distressed borrowers avoid foreclosure....
...“We do not believe the bank’s mission or US interests would be advanced by such a vote,” said a letter signed by Senate majority leader Harry Reid, and Charles Schumer, Richard Durbin and Patty Murray....
...Mr Reid added that he did not think independent provision would reach 15 per cent even during his lifetime....
...Mr Reid also sought to put the proposals in the context of the debate over the economy, saying: “Labour’s plans are for all patients in the NHS - with equal access to treatment based on clinical need not...
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