windfall profits tax

“I’ve been very impressed with the caliber of people around Obama.

There’s great hope they won’t fall down a partisan path.”
- Kevin Hassett, John McCain’s top economic advisor in a Fortune article

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers discusses some broad overarching points on the Today show…

AP - Sen.

Democratic congressional leaders have been working to highlight partisan differences on the House and Senate floor by crafting bills that force Republicans to take unpopular stands.

In the House this week, Democrats staged a vote over a bill to extend unemployment benefits. In the Senate, debate centered on a measure to impose a windfall profits tax on oil companies.