date:Sep 18, 2013
lve the specific issue of repealing the estate tax.
Aided by Democrats such as Blanche Lincoln, an Arkansas senator, Congressional Republicans in 2001 passed a temporary measure that would phase out the tax over 10 years. The tax was restored in 2011.
As a senator, Lincoln was one of the few Democrats to whom the Waltons donated. Shes now a lobbyist whose clients include Wal-Mart.
Walton contributions
Lincolns opposition to the estate tax wasnt driven by the Waltons or Wal-Mart, she said in