Republicans Plan To Hide Cost Of Tax Cuts With 1 Weird Trick
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Republicans Plan To Hide Cost Of Tax Cuts With 1 Weird Trick

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON – Republicans have a math problem with the massive proposed tax cut package at the center of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. They want to use the “current policy” baseline, which assumes tax cuts — like the deficit-busting ones Republicans passed in 2017, the last time Trump was president — will simply be extended permanently even if that’s not what the law says. The party is facing another problem in the Senate, where current rules do not allow for their preferred accounting tactic that would make the tax cuts appear cost-free. The Senate parliamentarian, the chamber’s nonpartisan rules arbiter, rebuffed their attempt to use it on the 2017 tax cuts, which also passed via reconciliation. “At the end of the day, a tax giveaway to billionaires is still a tax giveaway to billionaires, and there is not one single American who will be fooled by this nonsense that the Republicans are trying to float.” The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, which provides nonpartisan tax policy analysis, said that taxpayers would foot the bill regardless of the semantics of budgetary accounting.

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House Republican leader wants reps to 'publicly' denounce Senate GOP’s delay of key vote
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1 week, 5 days ago

House Republican leader wants reps to 'publicly' denounce Senate GOP’s delay of key vote

Raw Story  

Both chambers of Congress are controlled by Republican majorities. Politico reported Monday that even though the House Republican Conference has already cemented its support of its single-bill strategy, a vote in the GOP-run Senate may not happen for several more weeks. According to Politico reporter Meredith Lee Hill, this angered House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, with him calling on "senior …

'I want more': Republicans push for bigger IRS cuts amid fears of tax season chaos
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'I want more': Republicans push for bigger IRS cuts amid fears of tax season chaos

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — If you thought slashing 6,700 jobs at the IRS was a lot, you ain’t seen nothing yet. “I don't look at them as really a friend to anybody” In January 2023, after Republicans were swept back into power in the House of Representatives, one of the first measures Speaker Kevin McCarthy brought to the House floor stripped the …

Trump-Zelensky meeting: The Oval Office shouting match was a setup.
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump-Zelensky meeting: The Oval Office shouting match was a setup.

Slate  

What if we told you that Republicans could make the deficit impact of these tax cuts all disappear, on paper, with one neat accounting trick? This means that since, under current law, the 2017 Trump tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of this year, it would add ~$4.5 trillion to the deficit to extend them another decade. …

Trump’s promised laundry list of tax goodies gets a reality check
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump’s promised laundry list of tax goodies gets a reality check

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Senate preferred to pass two bills, with the first focusing on beefing up …

House GOP leaders pull their own budget bill before speaker resurrects it minutes later
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

House GOP leaders pull their own budget bill before speaker resurrects it minutes later

Raw Story  

House Republicans suffered what a CNN reporter called a "major setback" as they pulled back a vote on their own budget plan Tuesday night — only for House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring all House lawmakers back to hammer the vote through. "House GOP cancels plan to vote tonight on budget," wrote CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane on X. …

After GOP passes budget resolution, Congress to-do list only gets tougher from here
3 weeks, 5 days ago

After GOP passes budget resolution, Congress to-do list only gets tougher from here

NPR  

After GOP passes budget resolution, Congress to-do list only gets tougher from here toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump's domestic agenda cleared a decisive test in the House on Tuesday, as Republicans overcame bitter internal divides to pass the framework for a multitrillion dollar plan to address defense, energy, immigration and tax policy. Sponsor Message The budget framework included …

Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
1 month ago

Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote

LA Times  

Republican senators pushed a $340-billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing money the Trump administration says it needs for mass deportations and border security that top their agenda. “What we’re doing today is jumpstarting a process that will allow the Republican Party to meet President Trump’s immigration …

Opinion: Extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts to promote growth, but cut spending too
1 month ago

Opinion: Extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts to promote growth, but cut spending too

LA Times  

Sen. Mitch McConnell was majority leader when President Trump’s first-term tax reform passed in 2017. While the upfront cost of the tax cuts back in 2017 was $1.5 trillion, on paper, to make them permanent could cost $4.6 trillion. To the extent that the 2017 cuts spurred growth and higher revenue, that was mostly the product of the permanent reduction …

'Rips healthcare away': Dem blasts $4.5T tax cuts advanced by GOP-led House Budget panel
1 month, 1 week ago

'Rips healthcare away': Dem blasts $4.5T tax cuts advanced by GOP-led House Budget panel

Raw Story  

The Republican-led House Budget Committee has advanced a "fiscal framework" that calls for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, NBC News and Politico reported late Thursday. The budget resolution notably includes flexibility to increase tax cuts if deficit reduction exceeds $2 trillion. Rep. Jodey Arrington, the Budget Committee chair, told NBC News the budget resolution provides the "fiscal framework for what …

Republicans Say Debt Is Destroying America, But Their Budget Plan Could Balloon It
1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans Say Debt Is Destroying America, But Their Budget Plan Could Balloon It

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The national debt has become a rallying cry for Republicans as they seek to dismantle the federal government, justifying the possibly illegal elimination of life-saving foreign aid, consumer protections and cancer research at the hands of President Donald Trump’s administration and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. But the cost-cutting pursued by Musk and …

'Don’t think the numbers are real': GOP senator joins Dems in doubting Senate's budget
1 month, 1 week ago

'Don’t think the numbers are real': GOP senator joins Dems in doubting Senate's budget

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — The Senate began its budgeting process after waiting several weeks for the House to move forward with its process. "An $800 billion discrepancy, if I don't get a good explanation for that, I can't vote for the legislation," Paul added. "Well, let's be clear right now, Republicans have a majority in the House, a majority in the Senate, …

House Republicans Eye Big Cuts To Medicaid And Food Assistance
1 month, 1 week ago

House Republicans Eye Big Cuts To Medicaid And Food Assistance

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a broad outline of their plans for the federal budget, using cuts to social programs to help pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts. What we’re doing is the right thing by the people.” But the cuts the new budget document envisions would likely require savings well beyond what adding work requirements …

House Republicans unveil blueprint to extend $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and lift the debt ceiling
1 month, 1 week ago

House Republicans unveil blueprint to extend $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and lift the debt ceiling

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans released a budget plan Wednesday that sets the stage for advancing many of President Donald Trump’s top domestic priorities, providing for up to $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $4 trillion increase in the debt limit so that the U.S. can continue financing its bills. Even as some programs would be cut, money would be …

USAID Costs $40 Billion A Year. GOP Tax Cuts Could Total $11 Trillion Over A Decade.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

USAID Costs $40 Billion A Year. GOP Tax Cuts Could Total $11 Trillion Over A Decade.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is demolishing the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of a broader quest to slash federal spending, but the $40 billion saved by cutting foreign aid is a drop in the bucket next to the tax cuts Republicans are planning. House Republicans are getting ready to unveil a package of tax …

House GOP rushing to produce Trump’s big budget bill with tax cuts, program cuts and other promises
1 month, 2 weeks ago

House GOP rushing to produce Trump’s big budget bill with tax cuts, program cuts and other promises

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are working overtime after a lengthy White House meeting to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for a big budget package that includes some $3 trillion in tax breaks, massive program cuts and a possible extension of the nation’s debt limit. “We’re really grateful to the president for leaning in and doing what he does best, and …

House GOP floats plan to slash benefits for the poor to pay for Trump tax cuts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

House GOP floats plan to slash benefits for the poor to pay for Trump tax cuts

Raw Story  

One of the hallmarks of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was a promise of sweeping tax cuts, for the rich, for working people and for companies alike. To pay for new tax cuts, the House Republicans’ proposal floats a series of potential overhauls of government programs. His visit to the House Retreat was a sign that he wants to prioritize unity …

Republicans crafting Trump’s big bill hit a familiar roadblock: How to pay for it
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Republicans crafting Trump’s big bill hit a familiar roadblock: How to pay for it

Associated Press  

DORAL, Fla. — After fours years of criticizing growing government deficits under Joe Biden, Republicans now have a math problem of their own — how to offset the multitrillion-dollar cost of extending and expanding the tax cuts they passed in President Donald Trump’s first term. Seeking to rally support in a speech Monday evening, Trump exhorted Republicans to stick together …

Swing-district Republicans fear 'worst-case scenario' in big MAGA budget bill
2 months ago

Swing-district Republicans fear 'worst-case scenario' in big MAGA budget bill

Raw Story  

The New York Times has written an outline of Republican plans for a major budget reconciliation package and what it suggests seems to involve slashing money for programs that benefit low-income Americans to fund tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Among other things, the Times reports that the GOP is eyeing work requirements to Medicaid that would cause an …

Republicans weigh 'magical thinking' to fund Trump's tax cuts: report
2 months ago

Republicans weigh 'magical thinking' to fund Trump's tax cuts: report

Raw Story  

Republicans were reportedly resorting to "magical thinking" to push through an extension of President-elect Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, set to expire this year. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by Trump in December 2017, was the largest tax code overhaul in decades, making sweeping changes to individual and corporate income taxes. "Congress will face a roughly …

Here’s why the cost of extending Trump’s tax cuts just surged by nearly $1 trillion
2 months, 1 week ago

Here’s why the cost of extending Trump’s tax cuts just surged by nearly $1 trillion

Raw Story  

If Congress doesn't act quickly to end the provisions in President-elect Donald Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it could blow an even bigger hole in the federal budget. Nearly 40 provisions in the 2017 law are set to expire this year, and because Senate Majority Leader John Thune has already signaled that the Republican majority's first legislative priority …

Leaked GOP list outlines plan to cut $479B from Medicare: Politico
2 months, 1 week ago

Leaked GOP list outlines plan to cut $479B from Medicare: Politico

Raw Story  

Politico has acquired an early list from Republican lawmakers that shows the programs they're considering slashing from the federal government. It also states Republicans are looking at "changes" to Medicare — something Donald Trump and many Republicans promised they wouldn't touch. They also want to cut Medicare's "bad debt," which is when Medicare will send a hospital 65% of the …

Republicans quietly cut IRS funding by $20 billion in bill to avert government shutdown
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans quietly cut IRS funding by $20 billion in bill to avert government shutdown

Salon  

Republicans quietly made massive progress on their goal to defund the IRS in a last-minute package to avoid a government shutdown. Through the continuing resolution passed last week, funding the government through March and cutting $20 billion in supplemental funding for the taxation agency, Congress automatically extended cuts passed by the GOP in 2023 to a massive IRS investment. A …

Johnson’s spending nightmare points to grueling GOP problems next year
3 months ago

Johnson’s spending nightmare points to grueling GOP problems next year

Politico  

In theory, most Republicans support the latter idea, but looking for trillions of dollars in savings could drastically slow down an agenda that the GOP hoped to accomplish in the first 100 days of Trump’s administration. Other Republicans, including some who previously said they would support him, now won’t commit to backing him, despite Trump endorsing Johnson just over a …

Republicans Say Letting These Tax Cuts Expire Would Crash The Economy. Congress' Own Experts Say Otherwise.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans Say Letting These Tax Cuts Expire Would Crash The Economy. Congress' Own Experts Say Otherwise.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING There may be a tough fight coming soon over whether to allow the expiration of a set of income tax cuts for individuals put in place in 2017 ― something that Republicans claim would be disastrous for the U.S. economy. The CBO’s finding stands in stark contrast to the gloom and doom that Republicans have been saying …

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts

Hindustan Times  

A tax break for millionaires, and almost everyone else. Government job cuts to “drain the swamp.” Having won the election and sweeping to power, Republicans are planning an ambitious 100-day agenda with President-elect Donald Trump in the White House and GOP lawmakers in a congressional majority to accomplish their policy goals. Trump’s first term became defined by those tax cuts, …

Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A tax break for millionaires, and almost everyone else. Trump’s first term became defined by those tax cuts, which were approved by Republicans in Congress and signed into law only after their initial campaign promise to “repeal and replace” Democratic President Barack Obama’s health care law sputtered, failing with the famous thumbs-down vote by then-Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. …

Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts

LA Times  

Republican leaders in the House, including Speaker Mike Johnson, center, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, left, and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, are planning an ambitious 100-day agenda once President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. Atop the list is the plan to renew some $4 trillion in expiring GOP tax cuts — a signature domestic achievement of Trump’s first term and an issue …

'Headed for a brawl': Trump's plan reportedly 'dividing GOP lawmakers'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Headed for a brawl': Trump's plan reportedly 'dividing GOP lawmakers'

Raw Story  

On Friday, Politico wrote that Republicans are gearing up for a fight over Trump's new $4.6 trillion tax cut. Politico reported in 2018 that their analysis put Trump's tax cuts at a $2.3 trillion addition to the deficit. The Center of Budget and Policy Priorities revealed in June that the 2017 tax cut passed by Trump and the GOP "skewed …

Elizabeth Warren Urges Democrats Not To ‘Roll Over’ On Tax Fight In 2025
9 months ago

Elizabeth Warren Urges Democrats Not To ‘Roll Over’ On Tax Fight In 2025

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a leading figure in the Democratic Party’s liberal wing, warned her fellow Democrats on Monday to not shy away from next year’s fight over whether to extend temporary tax cuts enacted by former President Donald Trump in 2017. “The 2025 tax fight will create a huge opportunity to break with decades of tax-cutting political …

Extending Trump tax cuts would add $4.6 trillion to deficit: CBO
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Extending Trump tax cuts would add $4.6 trillion to deficit: CBO

Raw Story  

As former U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans campaign on extending their 2017 tax cuts if elected in November, a government analysis revealed Wednesday that doing so would add $4.6 trillion to the national deficit. The new CBO report—sought by U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chair Sheldon Whitehouse and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden —says continuing the income, business, …

Tax the rich and end Republican welfare for the wealthy
1 year ago

Tax the rich and end Republican welfare for the wealthy

Raw Story  

Over the past 50 years, before the GOP went all in on fascism and isolationism, the most dramatic difference between Democrats and Republicans lurked in the driest of places: tax policies. As National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard told the Economic Club of New York last year, although tax cuts for the wealthy added trillions to the national debt, the …

Funding GOP wants to cut helped IRS collect $500 million from rich tax cheats
1 year, 2 months ago

Funding GOP wants to cut helped IRS collect $500 million from rich tax cheats

Raw Story  

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that it has collected more than $500 million from wealthy tax dodgers since 2022, thanks to a funding boost that is now in jeopardy as Republican lawmakers work to claw back tens of billions of dollars from the agency. The congressional GOP, which has long worked to starve the IRS of funding in service …

Column: The budget lie at the heart of House Speaker Johnson’s Israel aid proposal
1 year, 4 months ago

Column: The budget lie at the heart of House Speaker Johnson’s Israel aid proposal

LA Times  

Scarcely a week into the tenure of House Speaker Mike Johnson, and his view of American voters and the press as dimwits to be gulled is becoming clearer with every day. — House Speaker Mike Johnson tries to fool all of the people all of the time The reason is that most of the money is earmarked for “enforcement and …

$10 trillion in added debt shows 'Bush and Trump tax cuts broke our modern tax structure'
1 year, 5 months ago

$10 trillion in added debt shows 'Bush and Trump tax cuts broke our modern tax structure'

Raw Story  

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday released new figures related to the 2023 budget that showed a troubling drop in the nation's tax revenue compared to GDP — a measure which fell to 16.5% despite a growing economy — and an annual deficit increase that essentially doubled from the previous year. In response to the Treasury figures released Friday, Kogan …

'Tax scam': Republicans follow debt ceiling fight by proposing tax cuts for wealthy
1 year, 9 months ago

'Tax scam': Republicans follow debt ceiling fight by proposing tax cuts for wealthy

Raw Story  

After threatening to force the government into default over the debt ceiling, Republican lawmakers Friday introduced new tax cuts that could add at least $21 billion to the national deficit over the next decade. Three new GOP-backed bills would cut taxes for large companies, small businesses, and individual families while reducing clean energy tax incentives to pay for it. "This …

Debt limit bill gives Republicans IRS cuts, but Democrats say they expect little near-term impact
1 year, 9 months ago

Debt limit bill gives Republicans IRS cuts, but Democrats say they expect little near-term impact

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are seeking to make good on their campaign promise to rein in the IRS with cutbacks built into the debt ceiling and budget cuts package passed by Congress. “In the appropriations process, we’ll come back for more.” In April, IRS leaders released details on how the agency would use the $80 billion infusion for improved operations, …

Republicans Preparing Major Tax Cut Bill For After Debt Ceiling Crisis
1 year, 9 months ago

Republicans Preparing Major Tax Cut Bill For After Debt Ceiling Crisis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― House Republicans are preparing a package of tax cuts they could take up soon after Congress gets finished with its debt ceiling crisis. “But we’re prepared to move forward with an economic package that I think will be reflective of what we’ve talked a lot about.” LaHood said that Republicans would consider how to “continue …

As GOP aims to punish poor, CBO says extending Trump tax cuts for rich would add $3.5 trillion to deficit
1 year, 10 months ago

As GOP aims to punish poor, CBO says extending Trump tax cuts for rich would add $3.5 trillion to deficit

Raw Story  

While congressional Republicans hold the global economy hostage by refusing to raise the U.S. debt ceiling without major spending cuts that would hurt the working class, a federal analysis revealed Tuesday that GOP plans to extend 2017 tax breaks for the wealthy could add nearly $3.5 trillion to the nation's deficit. Wyden said Tuesday that "$3.5 trillion is an eye-popping …

Republican debt cap plan to cut US jobs, slow growth: Economist
1 year, 10 months ago

Republican debt cap plan to cut US jobs, slow growth: Economist

Al Jazeera  

A Republican plan to cut federal spending in exchange for lifting the United States government’s debt ceiling would lower employment, slow economic growth and “meaningfully increase” the likelihood of a recession, Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist told a Senate committee on Thursday. Mark Zandi told the Senate Budget Committee that US GDP growth would be 1.61 percent in 2024 if the …

As GOP targets food aid, House Dems remind McCarthy of $1.9 trillion in Trump tax cuts
1 year, 10 months ago

As GOP targets food aid, House Dems remind McCarthy of $1.9 trillion in Trump tax cuts

Raw Story  

Before House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened debate Wednesday on a bill that would raise the nation's debt ceiling while gutting social programs and imposing more barriers to access them, nearly 200 House Democrats from across the ideological spectrum signed a letter imploring Republican deficit hawks to drop their demands and pass a clean hike. Last week, McCarthy unveiled the so-called …

Why America can't put a dent in its $31-trillion debt
2 years ago

Why America can't put a dent in its $31-trillion debt

LA Times  

In his State of the Union address, President Biden promised to find trillions in spending reductions to tackle the national debt. Since the Reagan era, budget experts have warned that without changes to Social Security and Medicare, a huge wave of spending would build as baby boomers claimed their benefits and healthcare prices rose. Social Security and Medicare are among …

Op-Ed: House Republicans’ first order of business: Balloon the $31-trillion national debt
2 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: House Republicans’ first order of business: Balloon the $31-trillion national debt

LA Times  

Republicans have long claimed they are dedicated deficit hawks, blaming Democrats for growing deficits and debt. First, House Republicans passed a new rule, called CUTGO, which could cause significant damage to our nation’s fiscal health by adding trillions of dollars in red ink to our public debt. The House under Democratic control had a rule called PAYGO, which requires offsets …

House GOP's First Bill Would Slash IRS Budget ― And Cost The Government Money
2 years, 2 months ago

House GOP's First Bill Would Slash IRS Budget ― And Cost The Government Money

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Republicans on Monday approved their first piece of legislation since taking charge of the House of Representatives: a bill rescinding $71 billion in extra funding for the Internal Revenue Service. “Adds to the deficit.” The deficit haters at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said the bill would “encourage tax cheating” by making it …

Democrats Hope To Undo Many Trump Tax Cuts To Fund Biden's $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan
3 years, 6 months ago

Democrats Hope To Undo Many Trump Tax Cuts To Fund Biden's $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan

NPR  

Democrats Hope To Undo Many Trump Tax Cuts To Fund Biden's $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democrats hope to unwind many of the tax cuts Republicans enacted under former President Donald Trump as a way to pay for the majority of the $3.5 trillion spending bill currently under consideration in …

Beware of budget gimmicks in push for massive spending deals
3 years, 7 months ago

Beware of budget gimmicks in push for massive spending deals

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. To pay for much of the $3.5 trillion package, Democrats led by Senate Finance …

Beware of budget gimmicks in push for massive spending deals
3 years, 7 months ago

Beware of budget gimmicks in push for massive spending deals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senators fashioning a pair of colossal bills that would deliver more than $4 trillion for infrastructure, health care, environment and other initiatives insist they will fully pay for both plans. ___ DUELING IRS NUMBERS The Congressional Budget Office, lawmakers’ nonpartisan accountant, estimated last year that Congress could collect $61 billion more in taxes over the next decade by …

The remarkable argument forming in Senate GOP circles
3 years, 8 months ago

The remarkable argument forming in Senate GOP circles

CNN  

CNN — There’s a remarkable argument forming in Senate Republican circles as the details of a bipartisan infrastructure plan continue to be hammered out: We have to make sure we pay for it all. Here’s a crash course reminder for Thune – via Pro Publica: “The national debt has risen by almost $7.8 trillion during Trump’s time in office. That’s …

Arizona Senate passes budget, tax cut after House Dems walk
3 years, 9 months ago

Arizona Senate passes budget, tax cut after House Dems walk

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona House Democrats refused to show up at the Capitol on Tuesday, blocking debate on a budget and a major tax cut primarily benefiting the wealthy. Democrats vehemently oppose a $1.9 billion-per-year tax cut in the budget negotiated by Ducey and top leaders of the House and Senate, all Republicans. House Democratic Leader Reginald Bolding said Democrats and …

Republicans Pledge Unified Fight To Protect 2017 Trump Tax Cuts
3 years, 10 months ago

Republicans Pledge Unified Fight To Protect 2017 Trump Tax Cuts

NPR  

Republicans Pledge Unified Fight To Protect 2017 Trump Tax Cuts Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Democrats on the powerful tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday joined the faltering attempts across Washington to finding bipartisan agreement on elements of President Biden's sweeping $2 trillion infrastructure and stimulus plan. "As bad as the wasteful …

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