Dec 14 Watch 2:55 Republicans rush to finalize tax overhaul as roadblocks loom By PBS News Hour Republicans are racing to keep their promise of sending a final tax overhaul bill to the White House by Christmas. On Wednesday GOP lawmakers announced they reached a compromise in principle to bridge the House and Senate bills. But with… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 4:43 Who will reap the wealth of the GOP corporate tax cut? By Paul Solman The corporate tax rate is set to drop 14 percent under the new tax bill. Will big businesses invest more in American plants and factories? What will it mean for American workers? Economics correspondent Paul Solman breaks down the numbers. Continue watching
Dec 14 WATCH: Pelosi, Ryan discuss latest tax deal By Associated Press The legislation, which is still being finalized, would cut the top tax rate for the wealthy from 39.6 percent to 37 percent, slash the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and allow homeowners to deduct interest… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 8:04 How does the GOP tax plan affect you? You asked, we answer By PBS News Hour Republicans are poised to work out their differences on the tax overhaul bill, a major piece of legislation that could affect work, health care, education, charity and other facets of American life. How does it affect you? We received an… Continue watching
Dec 13 WATCH: Trump says tax plan would provide a ‘massive tax cut’ to ‘everyday, working Americans’ Speaking in the grand foyer of the White House, Trump says he's just days away from delivering on a promise to provide "a massive tax cut for the everyday, working Americans who are the backbone and heartbeat of our country."… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 10:02 Do tax cuts spur growth? What we can learn from the Kansas budget crisis By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson Four years ago, businesses in Kansas went from paying over 6 percent taxes to paying nothing at all, as part of a Republican experiment to boost the limp state economy. But when the massive drop in tax revenue destabilized the… Continue watching
Dec 07 Send your questions: How will the tax bill affect you? By Lisa Desjardins Republicans hope to pass a massive tax overhaul through Congress by Christmas. But significant confusion still remains over precisely what the Republican approach would mean for American individuals and businesses. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 9:12 What the GOP tax plan could mean for average taxpayers By PBS News Hour The House and Senate are getting to work on reconciling the differences between their tax plans. How will the provisions proposed by Congress affect middle- and lower-income taxpayers? Miles O’Brien gets analysis from Lisa Desjardins, Veronique de Rugy of George… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 5:27 Senate Republicans make 11th-hour changes in push to pass tax cut bill By PBS News Hour Winning over holdouts like Sen. Jeff Flake, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that Republicans had the votes to pass their tax bill, which could affect the U.S. for at least a decade. But as the clock ticked down, the… Continue watching
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