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Chuck Grassley: “I stand to encourage support of a proposal by President Obama to eliminate capital gains on sale of stock in small…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2009
I stand to encourage support of a proposal by President Obama to eliminate capital gains on sale of stock in small business and startup corporations. Under present law, under section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code, 50 percent of the gains realized on the sale or exchange of certain small business stocks held for more than 5 years is excludable from gross income.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing tax relief for small businesses during a Senate debate on economic legislation.

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