Sen. Brown Pushes New Legislation to Crack Down on Stock Buybacks on Senate Floor
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following floor statement on Sept. 14, 2021:
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In Case You Missed It: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown called on the Senate last night to pass his Stock Buyback Accountability Act, new legislation to encourage companies to invest in the real economy instead of in Wall Street shareholder giveaways in the form of stock buybacks. Brown's bill would assess a two percent excise tax on the amount spent by a pu . . .
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In Case You Missed It: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown called on the Senate last night to pass his Stock Buyback Accountability Act, new legislation to encourage companies to invest in the real economy instead of in Wall Street shareholder giveaways in the form of stock buybacks. Brown's bill would assess a two percent excise tax on the amount spent by a pu . . .