Henry Clayfirmlysupportedtheideasof a nationalbank, a protectivetax on imports, andfederalspendingtoimprovetransportation in the states. Tylerwas just as firmlyagainsttheseideas.
Democrats are also being asked by committee heads like Ways and Means chairman Bill Archer to join in on, say, transportation-tax bills, at the outset.
Ms. Wylde said the payroll increase is roughly equivalent to the 0.34% payroll tax imposed on all employers in 2009 to help fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.