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'The analysis I've seen doesn't give me reason to be worried right now'
Tag: Treasury Department
Getting to the Greek
Businessman punished for trying to evade Iran sanctions
The United States Treasury Department sanctioned a prominent Greek businessman Thursday for his efforts to help Iran evade Western economic sanctions.
The Bloom is Off the Rose
Green energy grant recipient fined for paying employees in pesos
A fuel cell manufacturer that received more than $70 million in federal grants has been fined for illegally paying employees in pesos.
Carbon Copies
Treasury fights to keep carbon emails secret
Treasury Department officials argued in court Monday that a conservative think tank is not entitled to more than 7,000 agency emails concerning a potential carbon tax, a move Sen. David Vitter (R., La.) called duplicitous and insulting.
Exceeding its Mandate
House committees investigate whether the IRS illegally expanded tax subsides to strengthen Obamacare
Two House committees are investigating whether the IRS illegally implemented an important provision of Obamacare.
Treasury Sells Remaining Shares of AIG
The U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday it had sold its remaining shares of American International Group Inc. (AIG), ending the largest government bailout of the 2008 financial crisis.
Both Parties Agree: Spend More to Reduce Tax Fraud
Dem Reps. Towns, Connolly use hearing to attack House GOP budget
Democrats attacked Republican efforts to trim the budget at a recent hearing despite bipartisan support for spending more money to fight tax fraud. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Government Organization held a hearing Thursday to discuss ways to fight tax fraud and identity theft.
Treasury Stonewalls FOIA Request
Vitter questions Treasury stymying of carbon tax FOIA request
Sen. David Vitter (R., La.) is questioning the Treasury Department’s withholding of thousands of pages of emails concerning a potential carbon tax bill from a nonprofit conservative think-tank.
The Delphi Oracle
House GOP pressures Obama administration for info on shady pension deal
Republicans are stepping up the pressure on the Obama administration to explain why a federal pension insurer slashed the pensions of non-union employees as part of the General Motors (GM) bailout, while union benefits were preserved.
Bounty on Al Qaeda
Rewards offered for Al Qaeda financiers in Iran
The State Department on Thursday announced that it is offering $12 million in rewards for help in capturing two al Qaeda terrorist financiers in Iran who are helping fund and arm terrorists in Syria.