1. Another proposal would eliminate the cap on how much money needy athletes can get from government-funded Pell Grants. 2. Arguing the conservative side of the hotly-debated issue, DeLay, R-Texas, called on policy makers to eliminate caps on campaign contributions. 3. A bill currently before Congress would eliminate the cap and make it a felony to withhold safety information from the government. 4. Also, the cap will be eliminated if the tour operators switch to new, quieter aircraft, which many have already ordered. 5. Democrats are expected to try again to eliminate a cap on the rates of loans that farmers can take out, using their crops as collateral. 6. DiFrancesco said that he did not want to support a bill that eliminated the caps. 7. FEC officials would like to eliminate the caps altogether, but Congress has repeatedly ignored the recommendation. 8. He did not say how high he would raise the limit, but he rejected totally eliminating the cap, as was done to Medicare several years ago. 9. One formidable roadblock to eliminating the cap could be Sen. Fritz Hollings, the South Carolina Democrat who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee. 10. One option sure to be considered is substantially raising or eliminating the cap, placing a higher tax burden on people with higher incomes. |