Congress · 118th Congress
Rep. Jason Smith wins three-way contest for Ways and Means gavel
John S. Phelps, a Democrat who held the gavel in 1858-9. Ryan Kelly contributed to this report.
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John S. Phelps, a Democrat who held the gavel in 1858-9. Ryan Kelly contributed to this report.
More than 190 business groups launched their own objection this week to expanding the tax to income earned through pass-through businesses such as partnerships, S corporations and family farms.
Donald S. Beyer Jr., D-Va., who authored a surtax bill beginning at $1 million, both said the income threshold could be lowered to compensate for SALT relief.
Organizers say they’re following D.C.’s guidelines and requiring indoor guests to wear a mask, except when they are actively eating or drinking.
Virginia’s Donald S. Beyer Jr. and Maryland’s Jamie Raskin each cast the most votes for colleagues, with Beyer efficiently listing his proxies aloud for the clerk.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn. Most members were resigned to the expected outcome of the vote. Rep.
Donald S. Beyer Jr., a Virginia Democrat on Ways and Means. “It doesn’t have to be by Christmas, although it would be great to have it by Christmas.”
He contended former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, “after spending two years and 45 million dollars, went over all of my financials, & my taxes, and found nothing.”
Michael Waltz, R-Florida: Senior Chief Jeffery S. Graham, officer in charge of Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet in New Smyrna Beach. Rep.