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Article: House passes tax breaks for Hurricane Katrina victims
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- September 21, 2005
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MARY DALRYMPLE, AP Tax Writer
AP Worldstream
09-21-2005
Dateline: WASHINGTON
The House of Representatives approved a $6.1 billion (euro4.99 billion) package of tax breaks Wednesday to help families recover from Hurricane Katrina and encourage Gulf Coast businesses to reopen their doors, or at least keep employees on the payroll.
The House passed the bill 422-0 as the Bush administration urged residents to get out of the way of another approaching storm, Hurricane Rita, threatening Louisiana and Texas.
The vote sent the bill to the Senate, where lawmakers hoped to quickly give their final approval. The package offers tax assistance to people and businesses dislocated by Hurricane Katrina and ...