Policy · 115th Congress
Search for Offsets Squeezes House GOP on Tax Cuts
Some Republicans have even floated the idea of temporary tax cuts without any offsets like those enacted under President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003.
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Some Republicans have even floated the idea of temporary tax cuts without any offsets like those enacted under President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003.
“This order, properly construed, should really allow for only the narrowest implementation of any part of the ban,” said Omar Jadwat, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights
Republicans plan to use that process to rewrite the tax code too, because they don’t think Democrats will join them in that effort, but without a budget they won’t have a path to enacting their plan
“We need a real family and medical leave policy nationwide, funded responsibly and sustainably without cuts to essential programs.”
“As I have said before, our redistricting process was entirely lawful and constitutional, and the district court should be reversed.”
It should have been easy — or at least easier here than anywhere else. But interviews with dozens of state lawmakers and industry officials show that the path was anything but.
Without the support of Barrasso and Inhofe, it is unlikely the measure will get any traction beyond that hearing. Carper told reporters he does not sense an “eagerness to have a markup.”
On Tuesday, Anthem Inc., a major health insurer, announced it would not offer plans in the Ohio individual exchange in 2018, leaving up to 20 counties without any insurer participation in the marketplace
Congress has struggled to come to a consensus on how the federal government should budget for forest fires.
Voters who challenged the law said the state violated the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment with a new map aimed to pack black voters into the districts without a good reason.
Margaret Anderson, head of the advocacy group FasterCures, said she told Price at a May 5 meeting that the FDA should alert the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about drugs that will be
It comes months after Trump alleged, without evidence, that thousands of noncitizens had voted in the 2016 elections.
The memo, from HHS Chief of Staff Lance Leggitt, said, “Any communications with Members of Congress and staff should not occur without prior consultation” with the legislative affairs office, including
. — A federal appeals court appeared ready Monday to deliver another legal setback to the administration’s revised travel ban based on whether it should use President Donald Trump’s own comments against
Lou Barletta, R-Pa., said he’s comfortable voting on the bill without first seeing a CBO estimate.
Ryan said the amendment does more to ensure the sick maintain coverage, arguing the bill should now be more attractive to moderates.
“I think ultimately we will repeal and replace Obamacare,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows said when asked if there’s a risk Republicans will conclude this month and the next without any
Trump signed an memorandum Thursday expediting that review, which means it should be completed sooner than this type of probe’s typical 270-day window.
Budget Wars Virginia Republican Rob Wittman, chairman of the House Armed Services panel that oversees transport aircraft, said this week that the C-5 policy is the product of budget constraints that should
“Unfortunately, prematurely closing the investigation last month without obtaining key documents and hearing from dozens of officials contradicts this promise.”