Sentence examples for steer tax from inspiring English sources

The Republicans who have to steer tax proposals into law (Bill Thomas in the House of Representatives, Chuck Grassley in the Senate) have said there must be compromise.

Mr. Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, argued the president put Republican politics, and the desire of lawmakers to steer tax dollars to their districts, ahead of sound fiscal policy.

The most newsworthy comments he made concerned Wilson, who he said was an "empty barrel" who had once turned a ceremony meant to commemorate the deaths of two F.B.I. officers killed in the line of duty into a celebration of her ability to steer tax dollars to her district.

It should be noted that the New York attorney general's office recently refiled a suit against H&R Block contending that some of its people steered tax clients into individual retirement accounts that charged higher fees than they paid out in interest.

The mayor's actions follow a controversy in 2011 in which Mr. Lee, while serving as interim mayor, helped steer local tax breaks to Twitter and Zynga, two other companies backed by Mr. Conway.

Mr. Miller, whose support could be critical to Republicans as they seek to steer the tax cut through a Senate split 50-50 betheen two two parties, was unapologetic for breaking with his party over Mr. Bush's plan.

But Nicholas Confessore writes that their private interests threaten to clash with their public goals, as many of them have deep ties to the financial industry or are lobbyists or executives for major companies acting aggressively to steer the tax code to favor their balance sheets.

In California, some conservation groups are supporting legalization, arguing it would place new controls on illegal marijuana farms that damage wildlife habitat, and also steer new tax revenues to parks and wildlife programs.

The advocates for this philosophy are funded by those who seek to make a profit and steer public tax dollars towards schools that advocate for their political and religious preferences.

Instead, they steered the "tax revolt" against taxes in general (on businesses and individuals alike).

Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah presented himself as the only contender who could steer a sweeping tax cut through Congress.