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Thrust into a position of added influence by a Republican mid-term election sweep, Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey told business leaders Thursday that there are places the GOP can work with President Obama to put an end to gridlock.. "My biggest priority when the Republican Party takes over the Senate in January is to reopen the Senate for business," Toomey said. He listed three early priorities: repealing the medical device tax that helps fund Obamacare, approving construction of the Keystone Pipeline and exempting small and mid-sized banks from Dodd-Frank reporting requirements. If ground can be gained on that front, Toomey said lawmakers need to take on larger problems, specifically reining in unsustainable federal spending. Click here to read the article.
Thrust into a position of added influence by a Republican mid-term election sweep, Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey told business leaders Thursday that there are places the GOP can work with President Obama to put an end to gridlock..
"My biggest priority when the Republican Party takes over the Senate in January is to reopen the Senate for business," Toomey said.
He listed three early priorities: repealing the medical device tax that helps fund Obamacare, approving construction of the Keystone Pipeline and exempting small and mid-sized banks from Dodd-Frank reporting requirements.
If ground can be gained on that front, Toomey said lawmakers need to take on larger problems, specifically reining in unsustainable federal spending.
Click here to read the article.