The rare Republican rebellion Tuesday coincides with a notable shift to the left by Mr. Cuomo, who is advocating a minimum-wage increase and a package of women's rights laws this year in addition to the new firearms restrictions passed last month.

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The wage-subsidy scheme, though, was too modest to be meaningful and the stimulus package has expired.

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The package of tax proposals that Baucus has tacked on his amendments to the minimum wage bill also includes several other provisions, including a proposal to push back the date of taxation on corporate inversions to March 20, 2002.

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