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- March 01, 2010 | from Observer-Dispatch Schumer: Hiring jobless could bring firms tax breaks ROME — Legislation recently passed in the U.S. Senate could provide tax break to local businesses who hire unemployed persons, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said here Monday.
- February 09, 2010 | from Democrat and Chronicle Schumer Jobs Proposal Should get Quick Senate Approval The Senate's new focus on job creation could result in action, rather than just talk, in a matter of days. That's good, because lawmakers need to prove to voters that they're serious. Even better is that both Democrats and Republicans are voicing support. Last week, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Orrin Hatch, Republican from Utah, released a plan that gives tax cuts to employers who hire people who have been unemployed for at least 60 days. Employers would not have to pay their share of the Social Security payroll tax on eligible workers hired in 2010.
- January 11, 2010 | from The Post-Journal Schumer Completes State Tour With his visit to the Schenectady County Proctors Theatre recently, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, completed his 62-county tour of New York for the eleventh consecutive year.
