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Senator Snowe has concerns about tax in Wall Street bill
U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), member of the Senate Finance Committee, votes with a verbel ''Aye'' as the Committee passes the Democratic healthcare reform bill with a 14-9 vote, October 13, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Democratic-controlled committee delivered President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority, gaining the support of an influential Republican and approving his healthcare reform bill with a 14-9 vote. Senator Snowe become the first Republican in Congress to back a healthcare bill.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator whose support will be crucial to Democrats' chances of passing a landmark Wall Street reform bill said on Monday she was concerned about a bank tax added to it at the last minute.
"I have concerns about the bank tax because it emerged during the course of the conference," Olympia Snowe told reporters in a Capitol hallway, with Congress expected to cast final votes on the bill within days.
"I'm still looking at the legislation ... I would have preferred the bank tax not to be included," Snowe said.
(Reporting by Kevin Drawbaugh; Editing by Andrew Hay)
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