Opinion · 117th Congress
Congress’ game of chicken: The debt limit
Congress’ favorite game of chicken, the federal debt limit, has returned, set to be reinstated on Aug. 1.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Wyden pitches curbs on tax break for noncorporate businesses
The Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated that taxpayers earning more than $1 million have claimed more than half the deduction’s benefit, for instance.
Congress · 117th Congress
Child tax credits roll out amid tech woes, opt-out concerns
About 1 million individuals have opted out so far, according to the senior administration official.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden’s voting rights speech may extend to issues of democracy itself
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Policy · 117th Congress
G-7 moves toward US on digital services, with details awaited
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said her country still plans to implement the tax on Jan. 1, 2022, while work to finalize an agreement continues.
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Biden faces a summer of inflation, voters will be watching
While this is not a decisive margin, the fact that 45 percent — nearly 1 in 2 voters — viewed the ARP as a spending law with too many unrelated priorities means Democrats have their work cut out
Congress · 117th Congress
Hill staffers expect infrastructure bill to pass, but little else
Both Republicans and Democrats agreed that Congress will pass an infrastructure bill, and most of them expect it will be close to the $1 trillion plan Biden offered to the Republicans’ negotiator
Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan group avoids partisan hurdles in infrastructure talks
group negotiating a fallback infrastructure plan say they will avoid tax increases and user fees, but include climate-related spending, in a bid to get past obstacles that have tripped up progress on a $1
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Preparing for the election, whatever the rules
I’m not suggesting it’s time for Democrats to turn the page on the For the People Act (HR 1) and the John R.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats’ transportation bill may leave GOP at the station
[jwp-video n=”1″] Most Democrats, however, introduced, then withdrew, their amendments.
Congress · 117th Congress
After infrastructure talks collapse, two options for Biden
“He offered his gratitude to her for her efforts and good faith conversations, but expressed his disappointment that, while he was willing to reduce his plan by more than $1 trillion, the Republican
Congress · 117th Congress
Parliamentarian guidance deals blow to reconciliation strategy
[jwp-video n=”1″] In addition, she wrote that a revised budget resolution with additional reconciliation instructions can’t be automatically discharged to the floor in the absence of a Senate
Congress · 117th Congress
House Agriculture chairman objects to Biden inheritance tax plan
Under Biden’s proposal, heirs who inherit assets of more than $1 million per person would have to pay capital gains taxes on the full appreciation in value from the time the original owner purchased
Opinion · 117th Congress
A corporate tax hike won’t help us build back better
Wealth for the bottom 50 percent of households advanced three times as fast as for the top 1 percent.”
Policy · 117th Congress
10 things to know about Biden’s budget for fiscal 2022
[$6 trillion budget would launch government spending spree] Here are the top 10 things to know about Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request: 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
New Senate highway bill may be part of something bigger
[jwp-video n=”1″] But it marks a moment of bipartisan comity as the White House and Senate Republicans remain at an impasse over the scope and cost of Biden’s infrastructure plan, which was
White House · 117th Congress
White House, Republicans remain far apart on infrastructure
The 1 p.m. virtual meeting featured a group led by Capito, the ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and was the third between Senate Republicans and the White House
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats push tax hikes on wealthy over infrastructure ‘user fees’
Ron Kind, D-Wis., said his constituents weren’t troubled by Biden’s proposals to raise taxes on the top 1 percent of households and corporations, which would be an easier sell than increasing gasoline
Opinion · 117th Congress
Is the era of small government over?
[jwp-video n=”1″] In polling conducted during 2007 and 2008, after almost eight years of George W.
Congress · 117th Congress
Frontline, farm-state Democrats push back against Biden tax plan
Biden’s proposal would start taxing gains on inherited assets above $1 million, or $2.5 million per couple factoring in the current tax exclusion for up to $500,000 in gains on a primary residence