Bloomberg Television's Peter Cook is reporting that Senator Scott Brown
(R-MA) says he will not vote for the financial overhaul bill because he is
opposed to the bank levy added to the bill that would tax large banks
and hedge funds in order to recover $19 billion in costs.
Bloomberg Television is reporting that Brown sent a letter to Senator
Chris Dodd and Congressman Barney Frank spelling out his opposition,
saying he wants Democrats to find another way to raise revenue to pay for
the bill.
The letter obtained by Bloomberg Television states: "This tax was not in
the Senate version of the bill which I supported. If the final version of
the bill contains these higher taxes I will not support it."
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