Dec 06 The Republican tax bill is a fiscally irresponsible, loophole-ridden mistake By Alex Raskolnikov The Republican Party used to pride itself as the party of ideas. But the tax plan is a fiscally irresponsible, distributionally unfair, loophole-ridden mistake. Continue reading
Dec 04 How the GOP tax overhaul compares to the Reagan-era tax bills By Jeffrey Frankel President Donald Trump has invoked the experience of the Reagan Administration's tax reforms to promote the current Republican tax reform proposals. But the two huge tax bills during the Reagan years differed in almost every respect. Continue reading
Dec 01 These controversial items tucked into the GOP tax bills have little to do with taxes By Daniel Bush The Republican tax plans include numerous provisions that have little to do with changing the tax code or cutting rates. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 8:58 Senate tax bill suffers blow as measure picks up support By PBS News Hour Senate Republicans are running back to the drawing board on their tax overhaul after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a deficit trigger wouldn’t pass muster. That followed a day of meaty, substantive debate on the matter, during which Republicans seemed… Continue watching
Nov 30 WATCH: White House addresses tax bill, Trump’s anti-Muslim tweets By Joshua Barajas White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a briefing at 3 p.m. ET today. Watch her remarks here. Continue reading
Nov 30 McCain backs the tax bill as Senate GOP presses ahead on the measure By Marcy Gordon and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Senate Republicans on Thursday pushed ahead on a sweeping revamp of the nation's tax code, with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressing confidence of final passage by week's end and a key Republican getting on board. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: Senate expected to continue debate of House tax bill By Stephen Ohlemacher and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The Senate passed a procedural vote to debate the tax bill on Wednesday. The Senate could start voting on amendments as early as Thursday evening. Watch the Senate resume debate over the bill here. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 2:18 Inching toward tax plan passage, Republicans work to win over votes By PBS News Hour Republicans are working overtime to push their version of a tax reform bill toward final passage. Democrats may be unanimously opposed, but efforts to craft compromises among Republican ranks appears to be paying off. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 29 Facing tax vote in Senate, Trump seizes on cultural fights By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Facing a critical Senate vote on his tax overhaul, President Donald Trump is instead putting the spotlight on a volatile collection of extraneous topics -- anti-Muslim videos, Pocahontas, NFL players who kneel during the national anthem, among other disputes. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 6:45 Can Senate GOP get the votes for tax and funding bills? By PBS News Hour Republicans need at least some Democratic votes to pass a government funding bill by next week's deadline, but a morning tweet by President Trump prompted the Senate and House minority leaders to refuse a White House meeting. Meanwhile, the GOP… Continue watching