Tag: Treasury Department

"[T]he innovation box comes up short as a desirable addition to the tax policy toolbox," Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Tax Policy Mark Mazur wrote in a blog post. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Treasury: Tax break for innovators leads to ‘unfairness’

Pete Kasperowicz · March 11, 2016 8:38 pm

Sen. Richard Shelby called the last-minute vote on the candidacy of Adam Szubin Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci/File)

Panel approves top Obama nominee

Joseph Lawler · March 10, 2016 5:41 pm

The Senate Banking Committee, of which Shelby is chairman, announced that it would hold a nomination hearing on three financial agency candidates on March 15. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Shelby schedules first hearings of the year for Obama nominees

Joseph Lawler · March 8, 2016 10:13 pm

"[I]t will help, but it won't shut the door completely" on inversions, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Treasury: Pending rule won’t totally stop corporate inversions

Joseph Lawler · March 8, 2016 4:49 pm

27% of the Federal Government’s Assets Are Student Loans

Jim Swift · February 29, 2016 5:45 pm

Treasury chief says the design of the new bill, which will feature a woman, will be announced "pretty soon." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Lew on the new $10 bill: Don’t worry about Hamilton

Joseph Lawler · February 24, 2016 8:05 pm

"Treasury's hurting. They're making the situation much worse," Berkowitz said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fannie, Freddie investor predicts bailouts

Joseph Lawler · February 23, 2016 5:53 pm

"As Obama looks to seal a political legacy in the remaining months of his term, finally honoring one of the core promises of his signature law would be a good place to start," wrote Black. (AP File Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Lawmaker demands recovery of $750M in tax credits to illegal immigrants

Anna Giaritelli · February 19, 2016 4:01 am

The Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group (CCEG) has agreed to terms to acquire the Chicago Stock Exchange, but several GOP lawmakers asked the Treasury Department to examine how close that group is to China's military. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Lawmakers ask Treasury to probe Chinese purchase of Chicago exchange

Curt Mills · February 17, 2016 10:23 pm

The federal government will collect more tax dollars in 2016 than it has ever before: $3.3 trillion. Under Obama's budget, that would rise to a new record high: $4.6 trillion. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s last budget, in six graphs

Jason Russell · February 10, 2016 6:47 pm

"It remains unconscionable that House Republicans would even bring our country to the point where the Treasury Department was asked to explore options for how to handle a default," Hoyer said. (AP File Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Hoyer denounces ‘outrageous’ GOP debt ceiling accusations

Joseph Lawler · February 2, 2016 10:40 pm

"This report shows President Obama manufactured a crisis to put politics ahead of economic stability. Shame on him," said Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis. (AP Photo)

GOP report: Obama misled Congress on debt ceiling

Joseph Lawler · February 1, 2016 5:56 pm