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Medicare and Energy Bills Aid Bush Backers

HeadlineNov 24, 2003

The Washington Post reports the medicare and energy bill before Congress would give billions in tax benefits to companies run by executives who helped raise millions for President Bush’s campaigns. The energy bill would give billions in tax subsidies to companies run by 22 executives who helped raised at least $100,000 each for Bush’s presidential campaigns. Another 24 people who were major Bush campaign backers work as executives or lobbyists at firms that stand to benefit if the Medicare bill is passed.

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