Business Lobbyists Push to Revive Estate Tax
March 8th, 2010 admin
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Lobbyists for small businesses, construction companies, manufacturers and other trade groups are racing the clock to convince Congress to reinstate the federal estate tax they’ve fought for years to abolish.
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