Thune Calls For End To Government OwnershipJune 11th 2009KSFY Reports:
Thune introduces ‘Government Ownership Exit Plan’June 11th 2009The Daily Republic Reports: U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., today will introduce the Government Ownership Exit Plan Act, a bill that would require the federal government to end its ownership of private entities acquired under the financial-industry bailout, known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), by July 1, 2010, according to a new release from his office.
Thune Proposes Deadline for DenationalizationJune 11th 2009The Heritage Foundation Reports: With General Motors slated for nationalization, and the government holding major stakes in Chrysler and several major banks, many concerned observers have been asking when it will all end. President Obama, however, has not even ventured a guess. The omission is an odd, and dangerous, one: the president who campaigned on the need to set a deadline for U.S. withdrawal from Baghdad has failed to establish one for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Detroit. Thune introduces measure to reverse trends towards the nationalization of companiesJune 11th 2009From the Dakota War College:
GOP wants U.S. out of auto, bank businessJune 11th 2009Politico
reports on Senator Thune's introduction of divestment legislation.
Senator Thune is the chief sponsor of the legislation that will require
the federal government to divest its shares in private companies by
July 1, 2010: As the federal government settles in as the new majority owner of major U.S. companies, Republicans are positioning themselves as activist shareholders. |
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