Fate Of Health Care Reform, Estate Tax Unclear As Congress Returns To Work
Monday, February 1st, 2010January brought two surprises to Capitol Hill. Health care reform, which appeared to be on a fast track to enactment, was significantly slowed by the Democrats’ loss of their filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Congress also did not pass a retroactive extension of the federal estate tax for 2010, leaving intact, at least for the immediate future, a new carryover basis regime. The new make-up of the Senate is expected to shift Congress’ focus to more job creation measures, possibly with some targeted business tax cuts.
