Word: speaker
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...least a year. But the cut would be short-lived; in two years the rate would return to 28% with indexing for inflation. Investors would be sure to roll over their assets and produce a quick windfall for the Treasury -- at the expense of future tax collections. House Speaker Tom Foley calls it "robbing from future generations." Lawrence Summers, a Harvard public-finance expert, calls it "probably the worst tax proposal in the history of the Republic...
Quite a high-powered speaker's list for a reunion weekend...
...people were walking out because he was a boring speaker, but he wasn't offensive...
Jozef Slisz, the leader of Rural Solidarity and deputy speaker of the Senate, was among other opposition officials who met with Jaruzelski. He said the President explained he could not allow Solidarity to form a government, because several of Poland's East bloc neighbors would "look at this askance." Specifically, Jaruzelski mentioned East Germany, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union...
Under the plan, top statewide elected officials, including governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer would be limited to two four-year terms. The House Speaker and Senate President would also be limited to two two-year terms in their top legislative posts...