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In 2009, Wyden worked with Sen. Olympia Snowe from Maine to incorporate the provision in the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requiring financial institutions that recipients of bail-out money from
In 2009, Wyden worked with Sen. Olympia Snowe from Maine to incorporate the provision in the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requiring financial institutions that recipients of bail-out money from
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to repay the cash portion of any bonus paid in excess of $100,000 or face an excise tax of 35% if not repaid within 120 days after the enactment of the amendment.<ref>[http://wyden.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=e648a972-7758-4869-b437-8828dce49a98 Wyden-Snowe Amendment Will Recover Taxpayer Dollars Paid-Out as Wall Street Bonuses]</ref>
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to repay the cash portion of any bonus paid in excess of $100,000 or face an excise tax of 35% if not repaid within 120 days after the enactment of the amendment.<ref>[http://wyden.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=e648a972-7758-4869-b437-8828dce49a98 Wyden-Snowe Amendment Will Recover Taxpayer Dollars Paid-Out as Wall Street Bonuses]</ref>
==Legislative Efforts on Internet Related Issues==
Senator Wyden and Cong. Chris Cox sponsored the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits multiple, new, and technologically discriminatory taxes targeting the internet. The Internet Tax Freedom Act was signed into law by President [[Bill Clinton]] on November 2008.<ref>[http://techlawjournal.com/taxation/20000203.htm Cox and Wyden Introduce Internet Non-Discrimination Act]</ref>
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