In the House, despite a clear majority to pass similar legislation, Republican leaders did not allow a vote because it would have exposed deep divisions among Republicans – and risked President Obama actually getting some of the credit for fixing a priority national issue.
While criticizing Mr. Rangel's priorities, some Republican tax specialists give him credit for laying out priorities.
gave the administration credit for pursuing progressive priorities, but noted that it has not pursued Democratic priorities effectively.
The governor rejected nine bills that would have provided tax credits for lawmakers' priorities, including low-income housing development, energy-efficient appliances, small businesses, food bank donations and hiring.
While credit-card holders and those who pay for priority boarding can be seated ahead of the masses, that group is called to board after top-tier fliers.
More than a quarter of Ryanair's turnover is from ancillary revenues – charges for services such as using credit cards, priority boarding and checking in baggage.
Fox News and right-wing talk radio hosts have also played a major role in trying to defeat reform and President Obama, who deserves a lot of credit for making health care reform a priority in his first year in office.
31, including the research credit (a top priority for tech companies) and deductions for state sales taxes and college tuition.
And, as Reid pointed out, almost all of this was made possible by a medley of federal energy policies: the production tax credit for wind, the new renewable transmission priorities that Reid and former FERC Commissioner John Wellinghoff championed, and the Republican-derided loan guarantee program under Obama's Recovery Act.
So, just as it was at the beginning of the credit crunch, the priority for us all is to protect our means of earning an income.
