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ASAE Request Meeting On OGE’S Proposed Gift Rules

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Robert Hay

ASAE this week asked for a meeting with the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to clarify the intent of proposed rules that would restrict government employees from attending educational seminars and other substantive events held by trade associations. OGE was … Continue reading →

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Financial Reform Commission Hints Tax Breaks in Play

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Robert Hay
WASHINGTON - APRIL 27: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks as co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Erskine Bowles (L) and Alan Simpson (R) listen in the Rose Garden of the White House April 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama thanked members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform for their service and spoke on the

An article in the Wall Street Journal today says that members of the president’s deficit commission could consider eliminating some popular tax credits in their final commission report. The panel, known as the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, … Continue reading →

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Insurance Companies Release Details on Reducing Health Care Costs

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Robert Hay
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On the same day the White House Council of Economic Advisors warned that any economic turn-around must include addressing health care costs, the health insurance companies’ trade association released a detailed plan of how to reduce the cost of providing health care from their industry. Continue reading →

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