A recap of this past week’s top government and public policy developments that were meaningful to Wall Street. Week Ending February 17th 2012.
Information provided by Reagan Anderson February 17th 2012 This week, the House approved the energy portion of a surface transportation package, the “Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act” (H.R. 3408) by a 237-184 vote. The House also agreed to the conference report accompanying the “Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011” (H.R. 3630) by a 293-132 vote. The Senate continued consideration of the surface transportation bill, the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act” (S. 1813). The Senate also approved the conference report accompanying the “Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011” (H.R. 3630) by a 60-36 vote. Both the House and Senate are scheduled to be in recess until February 27th. House Financial Services Committee Approves IPO On-Ramp Bill Among Others · On February 16, the ...
