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• Lott Pledges Cooperation with Clinton If Balancing the Budget Tops the Agenda (Monday, Nov. 11, 1996)
• Line-Item Veto Rules Will Force Legislators to Limit Own Activities, Ways and Means Aide Says (Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1996)
• CBO's Revised Corporate Profit Estimates Improve Budget Outlook (Friday, December 13, 1996)
• GOP Remains Optimistic About Reaching Budget Deal (Monday, January 13, 1997).
• Clinton Medicare Plan Boosts Chances for Tax and Budget Deal, House Leaders Say (Wednesday, January 22, 1997).
• Archer Warns President on Corporate Welfare (Monday, January 27, 1997).
• Senate Finance Committee Members Put Their Stamp on Capital Gains Tax Cut (Monday, January 27, 1997).
• First Budget Hearings Set For Early February (Tuesday, January 28, 1997).
• Clinton to Offer $100 Billion Tax Cut (Monday, February 3, 1997).
• Clinton Emphasizes Need for Education Tax Breaks at State of the Union Address (Wednesday, February 5, 1997).
• Clinton Offers Net Tax Cut of About $20 Billion (Thursday, February 6, 1997). Also: a list of the proposed revenue raisers.
• Archer, Roth Say Clinton Budget a Good Starting Point (Thursday, February 6, 1997).
• Clinton and Congress Set Up Task Force on Tax Issues (Tuesday, February 11, 1997).
• Administration, Congressional Deficit Projections Close (Thursday, February 13, 1997).
• Congressional Aide Assesses Prospects for Clinton Proposals (Friday, February 21, 1997).
• Special Report: The Clinton Tax Plan: Who Gains and Who Doesn't (Monday, February 24, 1997).
• Archer Says Budget Talks Should Not Start Until Details on Tax Proposals Available (Tuesday, February 25, 1997).
• Tax Panel Announces Hearing On Clinton’s Revenue Hikes (Wednesday, February 26, 1997). Also: a note on a budget proposal from the "Blue Dogs," and new budget estimates.
• Clinton Cuts Taxes in Short Term, Raises Them in Long Term, Congressional Estimators Say (Thursday, February 27, 1997).
• $69 Billion Shortfall Produced by Clinton Budget, Congressional Estimators Say (Monday, March 3, 1997).
• Administration Challenges GOP Leaders to Produce Their Own Budget (Tuesday, March 4, 1997).
• Archer Criticizes Clinton Budget for Sunsetting Tax Cuts (Wednesday, March 5, 1997). Also: a note on the defeat of the balanced budget amendment.
• Expect Budget Resolution in Early May, GOP House Leaders Say (Thursday, March 6, 1997).
• House Plans Vote on Resolution Asking Clinton to Resubmit Budget (Tuesday, March 11, 1997). Also: a note on revenue raisers.
• Bipartisan Members Oppose Export Sales and Other Proposals in Clinton Budget (Wednesday, March 12, 1997).
• Staff Level Budget Talks Progressing Slowly (Thursday, March 13, 1997).
• Delay Tax Cuts, Says Gingrich (Tuesday, March 18, 1997).
• Republicans Disagree with Gingrich's Proposal to Postpone Tax Cuts (Tuesday, March 18, 1997).
• Clinton, GOP Leaders Meet About Budget (Wednesday, March 19, 1997).
• Kasich Backs Off Fight on Cutting Corporate Tax Breaks (Thursday, March 20, 1997).
• Revenue-Raising Options Outlined (Thursday, March 20, 1997).
• GOP Ways and Means Members Oppose Some of Clinton's Capital Market Provisions (Friday, March 21, 1997).
• GOP Senators Want Tax Cuts Now (Friday, March 21, 1997).
• Separating Tax Cuts From Budget Deal Gaining Momentum (Monday, March 24, 1997).
• Congress Back to Work on Budget (Monday, April 7, 1997).
• Administration and Congressional Budget Staffs Meet (Tuesday, April 8, 1997).
• Time Running Out on Budget Compromise (Wednesday, April 9, 1997).
• Reaction to Gingrich's Support for Capital Gains, Estate Tax Cuts (Thursday, April 10, 1997).
• Budget Deadlines Softened (Wednesday, April 16, 1997).
• Democrats Praise Clinton's Budget Effort (Thursday, April 17, 1997).
• Negotiators Optimistic About Reaching Budget Deal (Wednesday, April 23, 1997).
• Senate Democrats Sorting Out Budget Position (Thursday, April 24, 1997).
• EITC Reform Could Provide Revenue in Budget Talks (Monday, April 28, 1997).
• GOP Ways and Means Members Tell Archer Not to Limit Capital Gains Cut for Real Estate (Tuesday, April 29, 1997). Also: a note on tax reform.
• Negotiators Fine-Tuning Possible Budget Deal (Thursday, May 1, 1997). Also: a note on the low-income credit and small business relief.
• Budget Negotiators Reach Agreement (Friday, May 2, 1997).
• What's The Next Step For The Budget? (Monday, May 5, 1997).
• Gross Tax-Cut Figure Slipping (Friday, May 8, 1997).
• Extra Details on Tax Cuts Worked Out, Lott Says (Wednesday, May 14, 1997).
• White House, Congressional Leaders Release Written Details of Budget Deal (Friday, May 16, 1997). Also: a note on the progress of the budget resolution.
• Archer Aims to Meet Tax-Cut Goal (Friday, May 16, 1997). Also: a note on the passage of the budget resolution.
• Tax Writing Panels to Act in June (Monday, May 19, 1997).
• House and Senate Consider Budget Resolutions (Tuesday, May 20, 1997).
• Tax Bills Offered (Tuesday, May 20, 1997).
• Senate Rejects Tripling of Cigarette Tax (Wednesday, May 21, 1997).
• House Passes Budget Resolution Wednesday, May 21, 1997).
• Ways and Means Resolution Continues; Mark Up Dates for Tax Bill May Change (Thursday, May 22, 1997).
• Final Action on Budget Resolution Delayed (Friday, May 23, 1997).
• Congress Returns to Make Preparations for Tax Bill Markup (Friday, May 30, 1997). Also: a note on new tax bills.
• Ways and Means Planning June 11 Markup (Monday, June 2, 1997).
• Archer Mulls AMT Relief, Stock Options Limits For Inclusion In House Tax Bill (Thursday, June 5, 1997).
• Two Tax Bills Introduced (Friday, June 6, 1997).
• Archer To Unveil Bill June 9, List of Possible Offsets Circulating (Friday, June 6, 1997).
• Archer Unveils Tax-Cut Proposal (Monday, June 9, 1997).
• Rubin Wants to Work With Congress to Make Tax Proposal Fairer to Average Families (Monday, June 9, 1997).
• Special Report: The Archer Tax Package, with analysis, details and links. (Tuesday, June 10, 1997).
• Clinton Attacks Archer's Tax Plan (Tuesday June 10, 1997).
• Archer Defends Proposal from Clinton's Attack (Wednesday, June 11, 1997).
• Archer Revises Plan to Provide More Estate Tax Relief, Scales Back Corporate ATM Relief (Thursday, June 12, 1997).
• More Than 80 Amendments Filed for Possible Action as House Tax Panel Begins Work on Tax Bill (Thursday, June 12, 1997).
• House Tax Panel Moves to Fix Corporate Capital Gains "Tax Trap"(Friday, June 13, 1997).
• House Tax Panel Approves Tax Bill (Friday, June 13, 1997). Also: a summary overview of the bill.
• House, Senate Begin Floor Action on Tax Bills (Wednesday, June 25, 1997).
• Daschle Unveils Democratic Substitute on Tax Bill (Wednesday, June 25, 1997).
• House Passes Tax Bill, Senate Expected to Approve Measure Friday (Thursday, June 26, 1997).
• Senate Approves Tax Bill (Friday, June 27, 1997).
• Special Report: The Senate Tax Plan: Middle-Income Families Are Biggest Winners (Monday, June 30, 1997).
• Clinton Outlines Preferences for Tax Bill, Including 30% Capital Gains Tax Exclusion (Monday, June 30, 1997).
• Clinton's Revised Tax Cut Plan Falls $15 Billion Short, Archer Says (Wednesday, July 2, 1997).
• House-Senate Conferees Meet on Tax Bill (Friday, July 11, 1997)
• House Made Offer to Senate on Tax Bill (Tuesday, July 15, 1997).
• Senate Poised to Make Offer (Wednesday, July 16, 1997).
• Senate Accepts Proposals to Deny Debt Deduction (Thursday, July 17, 1997).
• House Makes Counter-offer; Little Progress Made (Friday, July 18, 1997).
• Talks on Tax Bill Continue Today; Conferees Fail to Make Progress Over Weekend (Monday, July 21, 1997).
• Conferees Must Be Flexible, If Deal Is to Be Struck on Tax Bill, Roth Says (Monday, July 21, 1997).
• GOP Hashing Out Its Position on Taxes; Talks with White House To Resume Soon (Tuesday, July 22, 1997).
• GOP Supports Capital Gains Indexing (Wednesday, July 23, 1997).
• White House Rejects Republican Offer on Tax Bill (Wednesday, July 23, 1997).
• R&D Credit, Other Expiring Provisions Extended Through March 1999 Under GOP Proposal (Thursday, July 24, 1997).
• Clinton, Senate Democrats Willing to Wait Until the Fall to Reach a Deal on Tax Bill (Friday, July 25, 1997). Also: a note on the budget review.
• Deal on Budget Close, but Not Yet (Monday, July 28, 1997).
• Negotiators Looking at Top Capital Gains Rate of 18%; Final Deal Nears (Monday, July 28, 1997).
• Tentative Agreement on Tax Bill Announced by Congressional Leaders (Monday, July 28, 1997).
• President Endorses Budget Agreement (Tuesday, July 29, 1997).
• Items Subject to Line-Item Veto Identified by Congressional Staff (Wednesday, July 30, 1997).
• Tax Bill Ready for Congress to Pass (Wednesday, July 30, 1997).
• Clinton Signs Tax-Cut Legislation (Tuesday, August 5, 1997).
• Special Report: Promises Kept: The 1997 Tax Bill.
• Line-Item Veto Will Be Used to Strike Language in Tax or Entitlement Laws, Clinton Says (Wednesday, August 6, 1997).
• List of Line-Item Veto Victims Narrows (Thursday, August 7, 1997).
• Ways and Means Might Mark Up Bill Fixing Line-Item Veto Provisions (Thursday, Sept. 18, 1997).
• House Tax Panel Moves to Rewrite Line-Item-Vetoed Provisions (Monday, Sept. 22, 1997).
• House Panel Modifies and Approves Line-Item-Vetoed Provisions (Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1997).
• FY 1997 Budget Deficit Only $23 Billion (Friday, Oct. 3, 1997).