Policy · 116th Congress
Business lobbies prod Congress on COVID relief
The Beer Institute, a lobbying group for large and small brewers, estimates a $22 billion drop in sales.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: House takes up ‘Tiger King’ and marijuana bills while seeking spending deal
Schumer, have so far resisted negotiating anything short of a comprehensive aid deal, but rank-and-file lawmakers’ calls for compromise have gotten louder.
Policy · 116th Congress
Farm support holds for Trump, but Biden may find inroads
Biden could deliver some agriculture sales abroad, reversing setbacks that followed Trump’s trade wars and the economic slowdown from the pandemic.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ dream election scenario is still alive
Even ambitious legislation — to combat climate change, add a public insurance option to the 2010 health care law and restrict gun sales — looks risky, with a House majority that could be just a handful
Congress · 116th Congress
Expiring breaks for brewers, airlines driving tax extenders push
Horse racing, short sales The 33 tax provisions expiring this year are a diverse group. Some of the breaks are supposed to encourage certain behavior, like investing in clean energy.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Capitol Lounge, unofficial living room for Congress, to close down in September
“The cost to continue operating in this environment is just overwhelming,” said owner Jimmy Silk, adding that sales are down 90 percent from this point last year.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
DNC fact check: Biden speech needs context on pandemic, tax cuts and Social Security
But it’s not clear what Trump would do, and his aides say he was referring only to making a short-term tax deferral permanent — which has less of an impact on Social Security’s finances.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Green advocates hope Harris sparks young, disadvantaged voters
“Biden has a sales job, and he’s in the middle of the sale job right this moment with [the] Democratic [National] Convention, of mobilizing the progressive base of his party to come out and vote
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Loeffler leans in to Trump’s culture war in battle with WNBA
Indeed, Collins is attacking her over a game in which the Dream allowed fans to donate a portion of ticket sales to Planned Parenthood, a favorite target of the right because it provides abortion
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate chooses minimal new restrictions on weapons for cops
The Senate voted Tuesday to further restrict the kind of excess Defense Department weapons that can be legally sent to police forces but stopped short of setting numerous additional conditions on such
Policy · 116th Congress
‘Supergrid’ and nukes: Ins and outs of Democrats’ climate plan
The report recommends a national “sales standard” to sell nothing but zero-emission cars by 2035 and heavy-duty trucks by 2040, paired with an emphasis on a nationwide electric vehicle charging network
Policy · 116th Congress
Left out of rescue bills, smaller oil firm bankruptcies surge
size and revenue than integrated companies such as ExxonMobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell PLC, and Chevron Corp., which are involved in the entire chain from drilling, transportation, refining and retail sales
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Senators anxious for football to start, but maybe not as anxious as Trump
The NFL generates billions in revenue from ticket sales, television broadcast deals and advertisers who are eager to partner with the league because of the eyeballs it draws.
Policy · 116th Congress
Bill would add food aid, give ethanol, livestock loss relief
Corn is really facing a difficult time,” Duvall said, noting that corn farmers also may lose animal feed sales as livestock producers reduce their herds.
Congress · 116th Congress
Negotiators face more contentious issues than state, local aid
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats agree that state and local aid should stem from coronavirus needs, but their calculus includes sales and other state tax revenues lost because of the pandemic.
Policy · 116th Congress
USDA unveils $19 billion aid plan for farmers, food industry
actual losses for agricultural producers where prices and market supply chains have been impacted and will assist producers with additional adjustment and marketing costs resulting from lost demand and short-term
Policy · 116th Congress
Highway fund’s shortfall deepened by plunge in gas tax revenue
And state and local governments, which rely on a combination of state gas taxes and revenue streams such as sales taxes to pay for their road projects, are also feeling the impact of the pandemic
Policy · 116th Congress
Coronavirus creates funding time bomb for public schools
Nevada, Texas and Florida are just three examples of key states where school districts rely heavily on vulnerable sales tax revenue.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Happy hour is canceled for Congress. Here’s how pubs are coping
In short, the boozy ecosystem that has grown up around the nation’s legislative body has collapsed, for now.
Congress · 116th Congress
Economists say policy timing key to fast coronavirus recovery
As governors shut down economic activity in their states, the flow of sales taxes will dry up even as the virus adds huge strains to their healthcare budgets.