This confused even his own party allies, such as finance committee chairman Lloyd Bentsen, who assumed that a newly elected Republican president who hailed from the Eastern establishment would be permitted a cap gains rate cut as a matter of course.
The ban, which in actuality is little more than a cap (the truth of the matter is that no-one is banned from drinking unlimited amounts of soda, they just have to order two or more drinks), continues to face considerable opposition.
We believe that it?s only a matter of time before this new cap is implemented that will allow insurers like MetLife to capitalize on one of the biggest markets in the world.
Mrs Spelman reiterated that her focus was on getting the best possible deal on CAP reform, adding that the repatriation of powers from Brussels to Westminster was a matter for other departments.