DonziJon
01-31-2009, 01:45 PM
Here we go again. Looks like another Important Democrat doesn't think he needs to pay taxes. I hope he Apologizes soon so we can get on with his confirmation to his new position with the new administration. I hate it when this happens. :bonk: John
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Daschle Pays Back Taxes, Has President Obama’s ‘Confidence’
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By Aliza Marcus
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Daschle, who has amended his U.S. tax forms to pay back taxes with interest, remains the appropriate individual to be U.S. President Barack Obama’s chief health official, White House spokesman Bill Burton said.
“The president has confidence that Senator Daschle is the right person to lead the fight for health-care reform,” Burton said yesterday in a statement.
Daschle, 61, paid more than $100,000 in back taxes and interest, the New York Times reported yesterday, citing unnamed administration officials. Daschle paid the taxes on the use of a car and driver provided free by Leo Hindery Jr., a founder of the private equity firm InterMedia Advisors, the Times and ABC News reported.
Daschle’s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary must be confirmed by the Senate Finance Committee. Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, and ranking Republican Charles Grassley of Iowa, will meet Feb. 2 to discuss nominations, Carol Guthrie, committee spokeswoman, said in a telephone interview.
“In preparation for his nomination, Senator Daschle and his accountant identified some tax issues and fixed them,” Burton said. “We are confident the committee is going to schedule a hearing for him very soon and he will be confirmed.”
Obama nominated Daschle, a former U.S. senator who rose to majority leader, on Dec. 11, saying he would be a “leading architect” of efforts to revamp the U.S. health-care system.
Stalled in Committee
His confirmation has been stalled in the Senate Finance Committee. The same panel confirmed Timothy Geithner after grilling him on his failure to pay almost $50,000 in taxes.
Daschle served in Congress for 26 years, losing his Senate seat in 2004. In 2005, he joined an advisory board for InterMedia. Daschle most recently worked as a special policy adviser for the Washington office of law firm Alston and Bird, advising clients on issues related to health care, among other things, according to a statement on the firm’s Web Site
Hindery, formerly an executive in the cable-TV industry, didn’t immediately return a voice mail left on his cell phone.
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Daschle Pays Back Taxes, Has President Obama’s ‘Confidence’
Email | Print | A A A
By Aliza Marcus
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Daschle, who has amended his U.S. tax forms to pay back taxes with interest, remains the appropriate individual to be U.S. President Barack Obama’s chief health official, White House spokesman Bill Burton said.
“The president has confidence that Senator Daschle is the right person to lead the fight for health-care reform,” Burton said yesterday in a statement.
Daschle, 61, paid more than $100,000 in back taxes and interest, the New York Times reported yesterday, citing unnamed administration officials. Daschle paid the taxes on the use of a car and driver provided free by Leo Hindery Jr., a founder of the private equity firm InterMedia Advisors, the Times and ABC News reported.
Daschle’s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary must be confirmed by the Senate Finance Committee. Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, and ranking Republican Charles Grassley of Iowa, will meet Feb. 2 to discuss nominations, Carol Guthrie, committee spokeswoman, said in a telephone interview.
“In preparation for his nomination, Senator Daschle and his accountant identified some tax issues and fixed them,” Burton said. “We are confident the committee is going to schedule a hearing for him very soon and he will be confirmed.”
Obama nominated Daschle, a former U.S. senator who rose to majority leader, on Dec. 11, saying he would be a “leading architect” of efforts to revamp the U.S. health-care system.
Stalled in Committee
His confirmation has been stalled in the Senate Finance Committee. The same panel confirmed Timothy Geithner after grilling him on his failure to pay almost $50,000 in taxes.
Daschle served in Congress for 26 years, losing his Senate seat in 2004. In 2005, he joined an advisory board for InterMedia. Daschle most recently worked as a special policy adviser for the Washington office of law firm Alston and Bird, advising clients on issues related to health care, among other things, according to a statement on the firm’s Web Site
Hindery, formerly an executive in the cable-TV industry, didn’t immediately return a voice mail left on his cell phone.