Portal:Current events/2003 May 23
May 23, 2003 (Friday)
- US Congress passes a $350 billion tax cut plan. The plan is less than half the size of President Bush's original proposal. Vice President Dick Cheney casts the deciding vote, breaking the 50–50 tie in the Senate[1]
- The Euro breaks through its 1999 launch exchange rate of USD 1.1747 for the first time.[2]
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote". Senate.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Archived copy". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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