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The U.S. Senate creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the United States Senate Committee on Finance.

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United States Senate

Upper house of the U.S. Congress

The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat…
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United States Senate Committee on Finance

Standing committee of the US Senate; deals with matters relating to taxation, debts, trade, etc.

The United States Senate Committee on Finance is a standing committee of the United States Senate. The committee concerns itself with matters relating to taxation and other revenue measures generally, and those relating to the insular possessions; bonded debt of the United…
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