The House Ways and Means Committee finished its marathon markup of the GOP tax overhaul plan Thursday, as attention shifted to the Senate, which will be marking up its own version of the bill next week. Here’s the entire week in photos:A stack of current income tax regulations sits precariously on the dais during the Ways and Means markup. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse after a Monday court hearing on the terms of his bail and house arrest. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)From left, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Sens. John Barrasso and Steve Daines attend a Tuesday news conference in the Capitol at which GOP senators said families and small businesses would benefit from the tax overhaul. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Ranking member Jack Reed and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen talk with staff before an Armed Services Committee hearing on a variety of nominations Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Rep. Erik Paulsen is reflected in a video monitor as he holds a conversation off to the side of the hearing room during the Ways and Means tax bill markup. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Microphones stand in front of a the bust of former Speaker Nicholas Longworth before the Democrats’ Wednesday press conference on the GOP tax bill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Homeland Security Department secretary nominee Kirstjen Nielsen testifies during her Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)From left, Sen. Tim Kaine, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Mark Warner hold a Wednesday pen and pad briefing with reporters in the Capitol on the GOP tax bill and the Virginia elections. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Speaker Paul D. Ryan attends a Wednesday ceremony in Emancipation Hall to dedicate a chair to honor POW and MIA servicemembers. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks back to his office from the Senate floor in the Capitol on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Sen. Bill Nelson gives a thumbs-up to protesters calling for action on immigration Thursday. Protesters hung large banners from the upper floors of the Hart Senate Office Building and crowded the atrium before Capitol Police moved in to make arrests. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Rep. Josh Gottheimer walks up the House steps with his daughter Ellie for a vote in the Capitol on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
