Politics · 115th Congress
Congress Being Congress: Funding Fight Kicked to Later in December
of eight Democrats would be needed to pass any spending bill.
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Video · 115th Congress
David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: How Two Bills Become One Law
By David Hawkings and Thomas McKinless and Sara Wise</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> <p class="p1">Members of the House and Senate will be going to conference committee to iron out the many differences between
Politics · 115th Congress
The Unkindest Cut: How to Pay for Tax Overhaul Sweeteners
</p>Bridge over troubled water GOP aides and outside experts expect the Senate bill to act as the foundation, given that the margins for victory are much smaller in that chamber.
Politics · 115th Congress
House Conservatives Mixed Emotions Over White House Confab
</p> House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows and Republican Study Committee Chairman Mark Walker, both North Carolina Republicans, have been negotiating details of the spending bill that would follow
Politics · 115th Congress
Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi Agree on These Things
</p> That was a jab at Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
Politics · 115th Congress
Bump Stocks Get First Hearing in Senate, Dealt Another Blow in House
</p> Most recently, Democratic Reps.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Need for a Royal Distraction on This Side of the Pond
</p> Just dip into year-end shenanigans: a controversial tax bill passed quickly in the Senate, a looming government shutdown dependent on a budget that will need a nod from at least some Democrats, the
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Why Is Eliot Engel a Rock Star in Kosovo?
</p> And he loves them right back. </p> Engel said he’s been fighting for the Balkan territory since he first got to Congress.
Politics · 115th Congress
House Leaders Show Wide Gap in Year-End Priorities
</p> Spoiler alert: It won’t be an omnibus spending bill.</p> It’s too late to pass an omnibus before the end of the year, Ryan said, noting, “The appropriators literally could not write one.”
Politics · 115th Congress
Picture This: A ‘Perfecto’ Final Tax Bill
</p> Watch: Who’s Getting to Write the Tax Bill</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Meanwhile, Brady said there were “strengths” in each chamber’s proposed structure for taxing pass-through business income.
Politics · 115th Congress
Politicking by Churches Fight Mixes With Tax, Spending Debates
</p> “If it doesn’t make it in the tax bill, we need to watch,” said Lisa Gilbert of Public Citizen, who supports keeping the restrictions in place.
Policy · 115th Congress
House GOP Plans to Lobby Leaders on Key Tax Provisions
</p> One draft letter asks House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady to preserve a repeal of the estate tax in the final conference bill.
Policy · 115th Congress
Partial Repeal of Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax an Option, Thune Says
Tax experts warn the provision could undermine other aspects of the bill since the business tax rate would also be reduced to 20 percent under the proposal.
Politics · 115th Congress
GOP Spending Strategy Would Delay Shutdown Showdown
</p> They then hope to pass a spending bill that would fund defense-related agencies through the end of fiscal 2018 and include another short-term CR for the remaining agencies, likely sometime into mid-to-late
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Agrees to Tax Bill Conference With House
The Senate voted Wednesday to officially begin conference negotiations with House members over a tax code overhaul, as Republicans race to send a finished bill to President Donald Trump’s desk before Christmas
Politics · 115th Congress
Cascade of Senate Democrats Call on Franken to Resign
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on a new bipartisan bill to prevent sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Called ‘Provocative,’ Counterproductive
“We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions,” he added in a not-that-veiled jab at Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
Politics · 115th Congress
Freedom Caucus Open to Linking Spending Deal to Health Care
</p> The plan they’ve been discussing is passing a spending bill by Dec. 22 — after an expected two-week continuing resolution — that would fully fund defense programs through the end of the fiscal year
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Tribute to John Anderson — A Passionate Moderate
</p> A key moment came in 1968 when, with the cities burning after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Anderson cast the deciding vote in the House Rules Committee to send an open housing bill to