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Treasury, HUD Urge Congress To Extend Homebuyer Credit

WASHINGTON The Obama administration Thursday pressed Congress to back a limited extension of a popular first-time homebuyer tax credit set to expire Nov. 30. Full Article at Investor's Business Daily

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  1. Barack Obama
  2. Harry Reid
  3. Timothy F. Geithner

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  1. Reuters logo
    Obama admin urges Congress extend homebuyer credit
    1 month ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday pressed Congress to back a limited extension of a popular first-time homebuyer tax credit that is set to expire at the end of November. Full Article at Reuters

  2. MSNBC logo
    Admin. backs housing tax credit
    1 month ago

    From NBC's Chuck Todd The Obama administration, via a statement from the Treasury Department, is officially asking Congress to extend the tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Full Article at MSNBC

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  1. The compromise we have now would expand the credit beyond first-time homebuyers
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
  2. They do need to expand the credit to get more people involved, but at the end of the day you are paying people tax dollars to do what they probably would have done anyway
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
  3. We’re not that far away from an agreement that would allow us to expedite consideration of the bill
    Mitch McConnell – Mitch McConnell SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
  4. Let’s get this done and we’ll move on
    Harry Reid – Harry Reid SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
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