It looks like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may bring a vote on the Senate “skinny” bill – the latest coronavirus relief bill. Why
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Congress Gets A Raise, Hasn’t Yet Fixed The Budget
If you’ve been worried about what will happen to those poor folks in Congress once the tax increases hit, worry no more: they’re getting a
Read MoreWhite House Sets Budget Vote Deadline
They came, they saw, they concurred. Yes, I meant concurred. And here’s what they agreed on: they should do something about the budget. Sadly, I’m
Read MoreObama, Boehner, Reid Blame Each Other For Lack Of A Budget
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Read MoreMikulski Expected To Replace Inouye As Appropriations Committee Chair
A little bit of history happened this week. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has been tapped to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee. She will be the
Read MoreCongress Takes Home Millions Of Tax Dollars While On Recess
The President and his staff are working this week. And yes, the Supremes are holding court this week, too (I’ll have more on that later).
Read MoreCongress Attempts To Sneak Tax Increase Into Student Loan Bill
Whew, S corporation shareholders… You dodged a bullet last week when the bill to raise your taxes was voted down. You mean you didn’t know
Read MorePayroll Tax Cuts And Unemployment Benefits Extended
It’s done. The Senate and the House both voted today to extend the payroll tax cuts for the rest of 2012. Also in the bill?
Read MoreSenate Votes No On Payroll Tax Cuts
Ooh, talk about efficiency. Here I was totally expecting the Senate to at least pretend to entertain extending the payroll tax cut until tomorrow. Instead,
Read MoreAirline Taxes, Job Cuts Tied To Fights Over Subsidies & Unions
Congress learned a lesson this week: it’s hard to talk job creation when you’re directly responsible for thousands of employees being out of work. In
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