Tag: Tax Reform

According to Reince Priebus, the president-elect's pick for his White House chief of staff, said tax reform will be an immediate priority for the Trump administration in early 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Priebus: Trump to move tax reform in two stages

Joseph Lawler · December 14, 2016 3:37 pm

House Republicans have come up with a plan for corporate tax reform that might solve three pressing problems at once. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Can the House GOP kill three birds with one tax plan?

Joseph Lawler · December 14, 2016 5:01 am

Trump’s Latest Economic Pick Should Worry Supply-Siders

Fred Barnes · December 13, 2016 1:45 am

McConnell said both the Obamacare repeal and tax reform would take place on two separate budget resolutions. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

McConnell: Obamacare repeal in early 2017, then tax reform

Susan Crabtree · December 12, 2016 3:46 pm

Congress excluded clean energy tax credits from a short-term spending bill that must pass by Friday. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Energy and Environment

Congress ignores clean energy credits in spending bill

John Siciliano · December 7, 2016 6:39 pm

Douglas Oberhelman, the CEO of Caterpillar, said that, for the most part, business will get behind Trump's approach to keeping business in the country "if we have the concurrent policy that we've been harping about for a number of years to follow up on that. I think it could be a nice coming of a perfect storm, actually, a year from now." (AP Photo/Scott Eisen, File)

Business leaders downplay worries about Trump threats to companies

Joseph Lawler · December 6, 2016 4:55 pm

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said that the GOP plan to reform the tax code would eliminate the need for President-elect Trump's proposal to impose a tariff on departing American companies. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McCarthy calls for tax reform, not tariffs

Susan Ferrechio · December 5, 2016 4:06 pm

Trump’s treasury pick Steven Mnuchin promises biggest tax cut since Reagan

Joseph Lawler · November 30, 2016 1:28 pm

Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said that Republicans won't focus on simply solving the tax problems plaguing U.S. corporations, and instead focus on a broad tax overhaul. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Corporate-only tax reform not on the agenda, top Republican says

Joseph Lawler · November 15, 2016 5:23 pm

Any nation that could elect such a man, Euro-sophists assured one another, was plainly made up of rednecks, racists and retards. (AP Photo)

Tax reform positioned to be 100-day priority for Trump

Joseph Lawler · November 9, 2016 11:01 pm

While Ben Sasse said he cares about tax rates because of economic growth and its effects on families, he said, "If a party has marginal taxes as [a] top-three issue, it will die." (AP Photo)

Party will die if too focused on tax rates, Sasse warns

Joseph Lawler · October 21, 2016 3:12 pm

For years, Congress has been offering special tax breaks to rum producers, allowing them to write off large parts of their tax bills. (iStock photo)

Congress’ vices include handouts for rum and horse racing

Grant Kidwell · October 21, 2016 4:03 am