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June 30, 2000 Clinton Hangs Veto Pen Over Bankruptcy Bill President Clinton said yesterday he would veto the long-stalled legislation that would overhaul consumer bankruptcy laws, according to today’s

June 29, 2000 Lott Makes Another Effort to Move Bankruptcy Bill Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) announced Tuesday that he would again try to send the Bankruptcy Reform Bill (H.R. 833) back

June 28, 2000 New Study Sets Off Federal Reserve Debate A new study by three respected economists has jump-started a debate within the Federal Reserve that seeks to resolve the issue of how long

June 27, 2000 House Passes Three-month Chapter 12 Extension Bill Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed, by voice vote, a three-month extension of chapter 12 until Oct. 1. The bill, H.R. 4718

June 26, 2000 Farm Bankruptcy Measure Likely to Come Before House Today The House is likely to consider the farmers bankruptcy measure (H.R. 4718) today that would extend the time some farmers have to

June 23, 2000 House Government Reform Subcommittee Approves Tax Debtor Legislation A House Government Reform subcommittee approved legislation yesterday that would prohibit tax debtors from receiving

June 22, 2000 Bill to Restrict Tax Debtors' Access to Loans, Contracts in House Government Reform Subcommittee A House Government Reform subcommittee is set to consider legislation today that would

June 21, 2000 Republicans Decide to Move Bankruptcy Bill Ahead with Altered Abortion Language Preparing themselves for the possibility of a presidential veto, Republican leaders decided yesterday to

June 20, 2000 Troubled Farmers Getting Attention from Crop Insurance Bill Republican and Democratic lawmakers recently seized on a crop insurance bill to send $7.1 billion in aid to the economically

June 19, 2000 California Bankruptcy Rates Fall According to industry experts, rising home values, modest inflation and the lowest unemployment levels in decades have pushed U.S. bankruptcy rates 8