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Senator [[Charles Schumer]] wants an investigation into whether or not credit card companies are demanding that relatives of deceased card holders pay the bills.  "These companies call surviving relatives, often shortly after the death of a loved one, to coax or cajole them into making payments on the deceased relative's credit card," Schumer said in a recent email sent to the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Jon Leibowitz. "To say the least, this practice is distasteful and unethical. Moreover, this practice may very well violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_bi_ge/debt_collectors_deceased_1].

Senator [[Charles Schumer]] wants an investigation into whether or not credit card companies are demanding that relatives of deceased card holders pay the bills.  "These companies call surviving relatives, often shortly after the death of a loved one, to coax or cajole them into making payments on the deceased relative's credit card," Schumer said in a recent email sent to the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Jon Leibowitz. "To say the least, this practice is distasteful and unethical. Moreover, this practice may very well violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_bi_ge/debt_collectors_deceased_1].

Schumer himself voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M (Kyl Amendment; Bill S.Amdt.4191 to S.Con.Res.70 ; vote number 08-S050 on Feb 13, 2008); voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million (Kyl Amendment; Bill S.Amdt.507 on S.Con.Res.21 ; vote number 2007-083 on Mar 21, 2007); voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts (Bill H.R. 5970 ; vote number 2006-229 on Aug 3, 2006); voted NO on phasing out the estate tax (Bill HR 8 ; vote number 2000-197 on Jul 14, 2000) [http://www.ontheissues.org/Economic/Charles_Schumer_Tax_Reform.htm]

Schumer himself voted ''NO'' on raising the [[Estate tax]] exemption to $5M from $1M (Kyl Amendment; Bill S.Amdt.4191 to S.Con.Res.70 ; vote number 08-S050 on Feb 13, 2008); voted ''NO'' on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million (Kyl Amendment; Bill S.Amdt.507 on S.Con.Res.21 ; vote number 2007-083 on Mar 21, 2007); voted ''NO'' on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts (Bill H.R. 5970 ; vote number 2006-229 on Aug 3, 2006); voted ''NO'' on phasing out the estate tax (Bill HR 8 ; vote number 2000-197 on Jul 14, 2000) [http://www.ontheissues.org/Economic/Charles_Schumer_Tax_Reform.htm]

==The Environment==

==The Environment==