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	USNews.com: Bill Thomas is charting an independent course on Social Security (3/21/05)
		But now that Bill Thomas, the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, has joined the fray, he is warning Democrats that he has beat them before and could do it again.
		Thomas, now in his 14th term, may be the only person in Washington willing to declare himself optimistic about the miasmal debate on Social Security.
		Two years later, Thomas was one of the chief architects of a contentious Medicare overhaul that added a prescription drug benefit for seniors.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/news/articles/050321/21thomas.htm (603 words)

	Award - Rep. Bill Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Thomas is also on record opposing Clinton's executive order on a patients' bill of rights.
		In the final bill, which became law in August 1997, doctors won the right to contract privately with patients and set their own rates for services covered by Medicare, as long as they agreed not to take any Medicare beneficiaries for two years.
		Thomas has also backed legislation that would relax anti-trust standards, a change long sought by doctors, who had been hit hard by a series of prosecutions by the Justice Department against doctors and dentists who had set up networks to compete with hospitals, HMOs, and other health care providers.
	www.publicampaign.org /publications/studies/goldenleashes/thomas.htm (2958 words)

	Bill Thomas: Comedian found his stage on radio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Thomas' life -- by his wife's account an enjoyable journey that took him from accounting to stand-up comedy to talk radio host to motivational speaking -- after he was diagnosed with cancer last December.
		Thomas was born in Philadelphia and was one of nine children, his wife of 19 years, Cherree, said Sunday.
		Thomas decided the buttoned-down world of ledger sheets was not for him and he worked to hone his comedy chops at various open mic competitions.
	www.freep.com /news/obituaries/thomas4e_20041004.htm (568 words)

	Thomas plans 'sprint' for Social Security plan
		Thomas indicated he was open to tax and pension changes inside and outside Social Security that many Democrats and liberal analysts have strongly advocated as a way to increase retirement money for the poor, who rely almost entirely on Social Security.
		Thomas said increasing national saving would be a critical objective of his plans, a goal shared by many liberals and conservatives who point with alarm to the low U.S. savings rate, now about 1 percent of income.
		Thomas said he was also considering ways to index benefits to expected increases in life spans or, alternatively, increasing the retirement age, which several analysts argue is a necessary change.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/05/13/MNG1MCOKDT1.DTL (841 words)

	Thomas takes on leadership=The Hill.com= (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Bill Thomas (R-Calif.) this month thwarted a coordinated effort by House GOP leaders, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and an outspoken conservative lawmaker to change IRS rules so that religious leaders could speak more freely on political issues.
		Thomas has a reputation for being difficult in legislative negotiations, but former Thomas aides say that he is quite willing to alter stalled legislation — if it delivers new votes.
		The bill, which was voted under suspension of the rules and therefore needed two-thirds of the House to pass, failed 178-239.
	www.thehill.com /news/062404/thomas.aspx (1272 words)

	Thomas' district on top in highway bill - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Thomas, 63, in his 27th year in Congress, is at the height of his power as head of the committee that oversees top Bush administration priorities, including tax cuts and Social Security.
		With the highway bill and the base closure process both before Congress for the first time in years, Thomas lobbied hard for his home district and came out on top.
		Thomas secured three major highway projects worth at least $100 million each, including a $330 million freeway project designed to smooth traffic flow in Bakersfield, population 290,000 and California's 11th largest city.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2005/08/31/thomas_district_on_top_in_highway_bill?mode=PF (502 words)

	Transcript for Jan. 23 - Meet the Press, online at MSNBC - MSNBC.com
		THOMAS: Well, couple of weeks ago, the president had one of his forums in Washington, and if you'll look at what he said actually at that Washington forum, he used the term "problem" 27 times. He used crisis zero. I think problem really is what we're dealing with.
		THOMAS: Take a look at--again, why deal with income taxes? Payroll tax is tied to the income. And that's one way of financing them. Other countries have used other taxes. For example, they have taxes that are added to our products that go into their country.
		THOMAS: Value-added taxes. They subtract them from their products leaving the country. The United States is the world's largest importer and the world's largest exporter, and our tax system is out of sync with the rest of the world. We pay their social costs. They don't pay ours. That at least needs to be examined.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6853606 (2486 words)

	Industry tax relief rewards - The Washington Times: Commentary - October 21, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Once the bill is signed into law, domestic manufacturers will benefit from an effective 3 percent tax rate cut on manufacturing in the United States.
		This bill provides $42 billion of reforms to bring the tax code into the 21st century by reducing double taxation and enhancing competitiveness so American businesses continue to be the best in the world.
		Overall, the bill is revenue neutral — it does not add to the federal budget deficit.
	www.washtimes.com /commentary/20041020-092925-6251r.htm (696 words)

	Townhall.com :: Columns :: Saved by Bill Thomas by Robert Novak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Thomas got the same blank stares from the administration that Dreier had been receiving from Bush economic advisers going back to the 2000 campaign.
		Thomas then subjected the Cabinet members to the mirthless smile and steady stare that long has intimidated colleagues on the Hill.
		Thomas thinks that's a lot harder than starting from scratch to build a majority voting for the dependable Republican watchword of lower capital gains rates.
	www.townhall.com /columnists/robertnovak/rn20030505.shtml (779 words)

	Bill Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		His wife was killed and Bill was captured and placed in Cryogenic Storage in their Special Assets Depository deep beneath the waters of the South Pacific.
		Bill knew of his impending fate, however, and managed to place several cache's of money and instructions in secret locations known only to himself and his daughter.
		Bill was recently rescued from his undersea prison on Christmas Eve, 2033, by Toshi Nagata in the Cyclops v.2.
	www.mecha.com /~conkle/bgc/billthomas.html (293 words)

	The Smokers Club, Inc. - Encyclopedia
		The compromise bill, which is fair to farmers, businesses and smokers, was signed into law by President Bush on Friday, October 22.
		Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas, R-Calif., said the opportunity to work on the bill this summer, before lawmakers get distracted by the fall election, had almost disappeared.
		Thomas had blamed the delay on Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., who wanted assurances that some of the Democrats' priorities would be met before agreeing to send the tax bill into final negotiations.
	www.smokersclubinc.com /modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&op=content&tid=18 (2262 words)

	washingtonpost.com: New Doubts On Plan For Social Security
		Thomas, one of Capitol Hill's most powerful figures on tax policy, is the highest-ranking House Republican official to cast doubt on the president's plan for creating individual investment accounts.
		Thomas said he will start with the idea that the legislation can be completed in a year.
		Thomas would not say what alternative he favors, but the most obvious would be through a higher income tax.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A19257-2005Jan18?language=printer (1054 words)

	Bill Thomas Racing -Latest News
		Bill, in his third season of 600cc micro-sprint competition, is currently in first place in the point standings at Airport and third in points at Bridgeport.
		Bill Thomas got his first win of the young 2004 season--a heat and feature race--during the second event of the season at Airport Speedway on Saturday, April 24.
		Bill Thomas, driver of the No. 21 Micro Sprint, is geared up for his third season at Airport Speedway in New Castle, Delaware, and Bridgeport Speedway in Bridgeport New Jersey.
	www.billthomasracing.com /press1.htm (4146 words)

	Online NewsHour: Expanding Medicare -- January 6, 1998
		BILL THOMAS: Well, especially if you hang a sign out front inviting everyone with pre-existing conditions to join the health care program prior to your eligibility, which has always been 65.
		BILL THOMAS: They have tried several times in trying to deal with Medicare to repeal sections that we were able to get in the law.
		BILL THOMAS: It's an ability to pay out of your own pocket to get the insurance that your employer had offered while you're looking for a new job.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/medicare/jan-june98/medicare_1-6a.html (1440 words)

	Republican pitches raising health fees for elderly / State congressman says it's a trade-off for prescription bill
		Bill Thomas, R-Bakersfield, said it is up to Republican lawmakers to deliver that message by imposing additional costs on Medicare beneficiaries in return for adding prescription drug coverage to the program.
		Thomas spoke to reporters at the end of another negotiating session attended by House and Senate lawmakers, Bush administration health care officials and congressional aides.
		One of the two Democratic lawmakers Thomas has allowed to attend committee meetings said Friday that he expected a controversial House-passed competition provision to be dropped from a final bill.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/10/25/MNGAB2J65P1.DTL&type=health (544 words)

	Rep. Bill Thomas's corporate tax bill faces an uncertain future=The Hill.com= (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The corporate tax bill authored by the House’s top tax-writer, Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Calif.), is dozens of votes short of passing, prompting talk that the GOP leadership may take the issue away from him and pass a barebones version.
		The Thomas bill would repeal controversial export tax breaks that the EU challenged successfully at the World Trade Organization.
		Thomas has to “hunt where the ducks are,” said a House GOP aide, indicating that Thomas would have to address the concerns raised by Manzullo and others before he would gain sufficient support.
	www.thehill.com /business/031704_thomas.aspx (770 words)

	CNN.com - Thomas's 'police state' - Jul. 24, 2003
		Bill Thomas, the imperious Ways and Means Committee chairman, faced criticism behind closed doors Monday.
		The leading proponent of this style is Bill Thomas, a former California political science professor who has delivered so much important legislation for President Bush that he should be called the mailman.
		As Thomas raced toward approval of the bill, he was targeted by unprintably vulgar invective from Stark.
	www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/24/column.novak.opinion.thomas (801 words)

	Delta Farm Press: Prominent Delta farmer…: 'Bill' Thomas dies in accident (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		William Preston "Bill" Thomas of Greenwood, Miss., row crop farmer, conservationist and businessman, died June 2 in a head-on automobile collision on Highway 49 just north of Sidon, Miss., near the family's farm.
		Thomas, 51, was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and Mississippi College School of Law and was the son of the late James Talbert "Tol" Thomas, another familiar name to Mid-South agriculture.
		William Preston "Bill" Thomas is survived by his wife, Jane Carter Thomas, his son, William Preston Thomas Jr., and a daughter, Ann Carter Thomas, all of Greenwood; two brothers, James Talbert Thomas IV of Jackson and Sanford Cole Thomas of Oxford; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HEE/is_24_61/ai_n6068461 (856 words)

	About the Committee :Committee on Ways & Means :: U.S. House of Representatives :
		Bill Thomas, a Republican from Bakersfield, California, was elected Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in January 2001.
		Prior to his election as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, Thomas served as Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee where he was instrumental in the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as well as the author of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1997.
		In 1998, Thomas was appointed Administrative Chairman of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare.
	waysandmeans.house.gov /About.asp?section=1 (485 words)

	It’s Jesus Or Barabbas All Over Again (Clarence Thomas And Bill Clinton) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Bill Clinton is a Barabbas-like man: notorious, the lowest of the low, he stands for all that’s wrong.
		Clarence Thomas is a light that shines on others, exposing their faults and weaknesses by his shining example.
		Bill Clinton is of his father, the Devil, and God is a jealous God, and you either must love Him alone or love Darkness.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/974775/posts (3630 words)

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	Online NewsHour: Shields & Brooks -- July 25, 2003
		KWAME HOLMAN: On Wednesday...House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas made his first public comment about his decision last Friday to call on the Capitol Police to restore order in his committee.
		I mean, Thomas, some people in the House are empty suits -- Bill Thomas, there are at least three or four suits inside that body.
		He not only spoke to Bill Thomas; he spoke to all the other Republican committee chairmen and said this is bad for this institution, it's bad for the party and I think that's what led to the events we just saw.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/political_wrap/july-dec03/sb_7-25.html (2676 words)

	Thomas, Bill -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		This fact alarmed many Americans at the time, because they feared that without such a bill the new central government might, by arbitrary decisions, encroach on their newly won freedoms.
		Thomas Jefferson was one of the men who criticized the framers of the new...
		In 1776 Madison was elected as a delegate to the Virginia state convention where he worked alongside Thomas Jefferson in writing the state constitution, a set of laws that became the model for the United States Constitution.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9344003?tocId=9344003 (907 words)

	Nursing Homes Magazine
		Thomas: What attracted me in the beginning was simply the opportunity to give better care to my patients.
		Thomas: Leadership in long-term care ranges from the frontline charge nurse who influences staff and families to the administrator who is willing to spill blood, sweat, and tears to bring a new culture into being.
		Thomas: The movement is at a dangerous turning point where established organizations and associations are just starting to take note of it and get involved.
	www.nursinghomesmagazine.com /Past_Issues.htm?ID=3341 (1366 words)

	BW Online \| June 23, 2003 \| How "Mailman" Bill Thomas Delivers for Bush
		Thomas is already neck-deep in the politically charged debate over the future of the Medicare system and the long-simmering fight over taxing American multinationals, an issue that splits Corporate America.
		Thomas' intransigence on the issue is probably no surprise to lawmakers who have encountered his infamous temper.
		While there is no dearth of Terrible Thomas tales, the image of a savvy legislator prone to fits of pique obscures the reality that he is a calculating strategist who sometimes leverages his volcanic reputation to enhance his influence.
	www.businessweekeurope.com /magazine/content/03_25/b3838080.htm (1564 words)

	Team Member: Bill Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Bill Thomas has 20 years of progressive experience in the agricultural community and is a certified crop advisor.
		Bill’s specific skills and strengths include expertise in grazing management; forage quality; nutrient management; statistical analysis and experimental design; soil fertility and management; extension education; adaptive research; and written and oral communication.
		Bill has a Diploma in Biological Sciences from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, a B.Sc.
	www.agrapoint.ca /secondary/bthomas.shtml (141 words)

	Social Security ways and means - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - January 21, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Thomas was essentially responding to the political vacuum created by the White House's decision to delay offering the details of its Social Security reform package.
		Thomas seems to be saying that what he is hearing coming out of the White House in dribs and drabs, even after they are codified into a unified plan, cannot pass the Congress.
		Thomas could easily be overwhelmed by the nearly incalculable complexity of such an effort.
	www.washtimes.com /op-ed/20050120-083545-2562r.htm (534 words)

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