Tag: Republicans

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants a change added to the Senate GOP tax reform bill before the Budget Committee's scheduled vote Tuesday afternoon. (Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg)

Bob Corker wants major change to tax bill before key vote Tuesday afternoon

Joseph Lawler · November 28, 2017 3:04 pm

President Trump took to Twitter Monday to express how his leadership has given a boost to the stock market and home sales, while adding that it is up to Republican lawmakers to pass tax reform legislation. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump touts strength of stock market as he urges Senate Republicans to pass tax reform bill

Diana Stancy Correll · November 28, 2017 3:35 am

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., have said they are "nos" on the GOP tax reform bill as written, because it doesn't provide tax breaks large enough to small businesses. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate leaders eye changes to tax bill to win over GOP holdouts

Joseph Lawler · November 28, 2017 1:10 am

Uber, the ride-sharing service, informed the public this month that some of the personal information of 57 million customers had been stolen by hackers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Senate Republicans demand answers on Uber’s data breach

Susan Ferrechio · November 27, 2017 9:30 pm

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said a tax cut for small businesses isn't big enough. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steve Daines second Republican to say he’s a ‘no’ on tax bill

Joseph Lawler · November 27, 2017 9:10 pm

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel speaks during the Republican Party of Iowa's annual Reagan Dinner, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

RNC chair Ronna Romney McDaniel: Stock market losses ‘a legitimate concern’ if Congress doesn’t pass tax reform

Naomi Lim · November 26, 2017 10:27 pm

Sunday's report noted it is "not practicable" yet to produce an estimate of the bill that includes its macroeconomic effects. The experts that would produce such an analysis, the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, haven't had enough time to work through it. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Senate tax reform bill would add $1.4 trillion to deficits, economic analysis isn’t available yet: CBO

Joseph Lawler · November 26, 2017 9:39 pm

"This is giving them cover," Pelosi said. "There are so many reasons that we should be concerned about the Republican majority in Congress." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Nancy Pelosi says sexual harassment controversy giving Republicans ‘cover’ on tax reform: Watch

Josh Siegel · November 26, 2017 5:29 pm

John Thune warns a Senate Ethics Committee probe into Roy Moore would be ‘distraction’ for Republicans

Naomi Lim · November 26, 2017 12:14 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., hasn't officially scheduled a vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which the Senate Finance Committee approved earlier this month. But a vote is planned for next week, a top GOP aide told the Washington Examiner. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

After Obamacare failure, Senate gets a second chance with tax vote

Susan Ferrechio · November 25, 2017 5:01 am

A White House Council of Economic Advisers paper found that the House tax bill's treatment of the mortgage deduction would result mostly in simplification. The study said there would be a very small impact on home prices. (iStock)

White House analysis: Tax bill will slightly decrease home prices, but boost homeownership

Joseph Lawler · November 22, 2017 9:30 pm

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is a moderate conservative whose crucial "no" vote helped killed her party's Obamacare repeal effort over the summer.

Lisa Murkowski supports repeal of Obamacare individual mandate, mum on tax plan

Naomi Lim · November 22, 2017 3:37 am