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06/03/2004: "Lawyers, Tobacco, Troops, and Taxes, with Politics as an added bonus"

A recent amendment to the U.S. Senate Budget bill failed, 37-62-1. The "Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate regarding legislation to impose an excise tax on tobacco lawyer's fees that exceed $20,000 per hour in order to increase funding for equipment for the United States Armed Forces."

Overpaid lawyers. Tobacco. Supporting Troops. High finance. What more could one ask? Oh, yeah. "Kerry (D-MA), Not Voting"