Trying to kill the 'death tax'

Jim Martin and the anti-estate-tax movement have come a long way since their early days.

When Martin first got involved in the movement, Rep. Chris Cox’s (R-Calif.) bill to repeal the tax had fewer than 20 co-sponsors in the House and no Senate sponsor. Martin is widely credited with successfully repackaging the repeal of the estate tax during the late 1980s and early 1990s. As Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, remembered, “He’s the guy, more than anybody else, who renamed it the ‘death tax.’”

State by State

Iowa
Democrats hoping to replace retiring Rep. Jim Nussle (D-Iowa) are reeling in hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Former Iowa state Rep. Rick Dickinson raised $166,700 during the second quarter; his cash on hand is $145,000. Waterloo attorney Bruce Braley, meanwhile, brought in more than $83,000 and has $190,000 on hand.

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