In March of 2020, the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act. It was bigger than the original Senate proposal but smaller
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Tax Extenders Bill Stalled In Senate
Remember that Tax Extenders Bill that seemed to be moving ahead? Consider it stalled. Amid a flurry of proposed amendments to the bill, Sen. Harry
Read MoreBudget Faces Challenge From Senators Wary Of Spending, User Fees To Taxpayers
The House has passed a budget deal – and convincingly so. But it will pass muster in the Senate? There are challenges, including concerns about increased spending and those pesky user fees. Are we in for another filibuster?
Read MoreCongress To Consider ‘Keep The IRS Off Your Health Care Act Of 2013’ This Week
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) has introduced H.R. 2009, referred to as the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013 to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. The bill would bar IRS from enforcing the health care act as a result of the most recent tax exempt organization scandal.
Read MoreSenate Passes Budget, Calls For Nearly $1 Trillion In Tax Increases
After an extraordinary four year dry spell, the Senate has passed a formal budget proposal. It now goes to the House where, mark my words,
Read MoreSenate Fails To Push Through Measures To Avoid Sequestration
What do Republicans and Democrats have in common? Neither party can seem to muster a bill to head off the sequester looming on Friday. Two
Read MoreHouse Agrees On A Timeline For Debt Ceilings Talks. Again.
I was wrong. Remember when I said that the House was going to push off the debt ceiling for three months? Turns out they didn’t
Read MoreHouse Will Vote To Push Off Debt Ceiling Talks. Again.
House Republican leaders announced over the weekend that they will vote this week on a plan to extend the debt ceiling for three more months
Read MoreHouse Considers Vote On Budget Tonight (Psst: Don't Get Your Hopes Up)
Lots going on in D.C. today so let me catch you up to speed. The Democratic Senate reached a compromise on the budget deal in
Read MoreNo, There Isn’t A Tax Cut Deal – Yet
Don’t believe the hype: there is no deal on the budget. Yes, I saw all of the headlines, too, some of them to prompt readers
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