Tag: Republicans

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said lawmakers "have questions for the Air Force," as to why it did not report the shooter's 2014 domestic assault conviction to federal law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Paul Ryan rejects calls for new gun control legislation after Texas church shooting

Susan Ferrechio · November 7, 2017 4:33 pm

"While the corporate tax cut will lead to some increase in our nation's GDP, the rest of the provisions on individual taxpayers fails the pro-growth test," Club for Growth President David McIntosh said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Club for Growth slams key piece of GOP tax bill as ‘class warfare’

Joseph Lawler · November 7, 2017 4:17 pm

"Everyone enjoys a tax cut all across the board," House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told Fox News' Laura Ingraham Monday night. "What this 'bubble rate' does is it says the millionaires don't get the tax cut that is aimed for low and middle-class people, the people in the 12 percent bracket." (screenshot)

Paul Ryan pushes back on ‘bubble tax’: Everyone will receive a cut

Diana Stancy Correll · November 7, 2017 5:19 am

By 2027, the bill would raise taxes on nearly one-third of all taxpayers, the analysis from the Tax Policy Center says. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Think tank retracts analysis saying GOP tax bill would raise taxes on 1 in 8 filers

Joseph Lawler · November 6, 2017 8:39 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said that he hopes Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is able to recover soon after he was attacked by a neighbor over the weekend and suffered five broken ribs. It is unknown when Paul will return to Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: Rand Paul’s absence is ‘potentially a challenge’ for Senate GOP

Al Weaver · November 6, 2017 6:25 pm

"Look, we are cutting rates. We're not raising rates, we're cutting rates. This is a tax cut," McCarthy said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kevin McCarthy guarantees middle class tax cut under House GOP plan

Kyle Feldscher · November 5, 2017 5:42 pm

"Even though we're looking at a $1.5 trillion increase in that deficit in the short run, preliminary numbers really look very good in terms of economic growth," said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mark Meadows justifies support for tax reform by pointing to long-term growth

Kyle Feldscher · November 5, 2017 3:53 pm

"We have an active conversation with our members on a whole host of ideas on things to add to this bill and that's one of the things being discussed," he said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Paul Ryan: Repeal of Obamacare individual mandate in tax reform ‘being discussed’

Naomi Lim · November 5, 2017 3:42 pm

"This bill, by taking away the state and local tax deduction, has a particularly devastating effect on New York and New Jersey," Rep. Peter King said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republican Rep. Peter King is a no vote on tax reform unless tax break put back into the bill

Kyle Feldscher · November 5, 2017 3:32 pm

It will be a busy week for Republicans in both the House and Senate, with the lower chamber focused on pushing its tax reform agenda through Congress and the upper chamber focused on seating President Trump's Cabinet nominees. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP takes charge on taxes and judicial nominees

Susan Ferrechio · November 4, 2017 1:00 pm

Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, and President Trump celebrated the House passing tax reform legislation Thursday, but the bill falls short of meeting the Senate's standards. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House tax reform bill not intended to clear Senate and its rules

Joseph Lawler · November 3, 2017 10:34 pm

Rep. Steny Hoyer's remarks on Obamacare mirror comments that Republicans have made for years, that Democrats' rush on healthcare essentially allowed them to push through a major bill affecting millions of people without any Republican input. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House Democrat: Jamming Obamacare through Congress ‘didn’t work’

Pete Kasperowicz · November 3, 2017 5:33 pm