CSE applauds the bi-partisan attempt by the U.S. House of Representatives to override the Clinton-Gore veto of the Death Tax Elimination Act, which fell 14 votes short of overriding President Clinton’s veto. Fourteen Democrats reversed their previous vote to end the estate tax and voted yesterday against saving Americans from this unfair tax.

Copley News Service, 09/08/2000 I've believed all along that this presidential campaign would be neck and neck all the way down to the wire, and early indicators seem to bear that out. Pundits can blather about this so-called "issueless" campaign, but this election will be won or lost on issues. Al Gore knows it, and his strategy is to wage class warfare and offer voters a clear vision of "tax-credit social engineering."

CSE members: It’s Your Opportunity to Speak Out!!! Brazoria County: Mark your Calendars for the CSE Rally, 5 pm Monday, Sept 18th, 2000, Lake Jackson Civic Center Let’s tell the EPA that they can’t blackmail Texas, and that we know it’s about Politics, not Pollution! The Proposed State Implementation Plan for Houston: Bad Policy and Bad Politics

Today, Citizen’s for a Sound Economy called on the House of Representatives to override President Clinton’s veto of “The Death Tax Elimination Act.”

For eight years seniors have waited for leadership from the Clinton-Gore Administration to solve America’s Medicare and prescription drug crisis. The White House has not led—worse, this administration walked away from and the House Democrats walked out on bipartisan efforts to strengthen Medicare and provide prescription drug coverage options for seniors. Now, Vice President Gore is playing politics and pushing a dangerous Medicare plan that promises more than it provides. The Gore plan actually will:

A public filing released just before the holiday weekend reveals that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Cable Bureau has intensified scrutiny of the proposed AOL-Time Warner (AOL-TW) merger. This news comes in the midst of countless reports of price wars between cable modem, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service, and wireless broadband alternatives. With all of the price competition, why regulate?