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April 01, 2004 House GOP Pension Conferees Ready Proposal To Break Impasse House Republicans were preparing a proposal yesterday on aid for multi-employer pension plans to present to conferees

March 31, 2004 White House Pushes To Limit Multi-employer Pension Help Conferees trying to resolve differences between House and Senate versions of pension legislation are encountering increased

March 30, 2004 Confidence Report May Pull Down Stocks Stocks are set to open lower today ahead of a Conference Board report that may show that U.S. consumer confidence fell to its lowest level since

March 29, 2004 Pension Bill Negotiations Break Down Negotiations to resolve differences between House and Senate versions of pension legislation dissolved last Friday, but conferees hope to resume

March 26, 2004 Fed Continues on 'Patient' Path Federal Reserve officials will have to decide 'in coming years' when to raise interest rates from low levels that spur economic growth, being careful not

March 25, 2004 Senate to Decide How to Proceed with Bankruptcy Legislation Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Banking Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) are in the process of deciding how

March 24, 2004 Senate Governmental Affairs Committee to Hold Hearing on Credit Counseling Abuses The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hold a hearing today to address the problems facing

March 23, 2004 Senate GOP Drafting Asbestos Bill for Debate in Mid-April Legislation overhauling the asbestos litigation system should be ready for a planned April 19 vote, according to a Senate

March 22, 2004 Conferees to Meet on Pension Legislation Conferees negotiating differences between the House and Senate versions of pension legislation plan to meet on Tuesday, CongressDaily reported

March 19, 2004 House GOP: Senate Pension Bill Offers Unneeded Relief House Republicans showed renewed resistance yesterday to provisions aiding multi-employer pension plans included in the Senate