Tag: Taxes

These effects on medical device innovators and our economy are exactly why Congress voted with broad bipartisan support to suspend the medical device tax for two years in December 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Jim Banks: Ditch the medical device tax by New Year’s

Rep. Jim Banks · December 15, 2017 5:01 am

To get the bill to President Trump's desk by Christmas, the Senate will need to vote on it next week. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Pence delays Israel trip for Senate tax vote

Gabby Morrongiello · December 14, 2017 3:58 pm

The are a number of similarities between the surprise Senate race victories of Alabama Democrat Doug Jones Tuesday night and Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown in 2010. There is also a key difference. (AP Images)

Is Doug Jones the Democrats’ Scott Brown?

W. James Antle III · December 14, 2017 5:01 am

A Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., means one less vote to support Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, but GOP leaders have vocally questioned whether his seat will make much difference. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Doug Jones throttles GOP plans for bringing back Obamacare repeal next year

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · December 14, 2017 5:01 am

GOP leadership on Wednesday hinted that a child tax credit, pushed by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mike Lee of Utah, will make it into a final tax bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Child tax credit will be expanded in final bill, Sen. Mike Lee says

Joseph Lawler · December 14, 2017 1:47 am

Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., attended a House-Senate conference Wednesday where Republicans announced a tax reform deal had been struck between the two chambers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP touts tax bill at pro forma conference meeting: ‘Our once-in-a-generation opportunity’

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2017 9:48 pm

"If Congress sends me a bill before Christmas, the IRS -- this is breaking news -- the IRS has confirmed that taxpayers will begin seeing it in their paychecks beginning in February," the president said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump: Americans could start seeing tax cuts in February

Gabby Morrongiello · December 13, 2017 9:10 pm

The Florida Republican had warned of "problems" if the bill was changed in conference to set a corporate tax rate higher than 20 percent without expanding the child tax credit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Marco Rubio in tough spot on tax reform

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2017 8:05 pm

The "first in, first out" provision was contained in the Senateâs version of the tax reform bill, and does not reflect the priorities of simplicity and competition. (iStock photo)

FIFO: Complicating the tax code

Meghan Milloy · December 13, 2017 7:25 pm

The lack of corporate patriotism is the very justification for lower corporate taxation. Someone who knew even a little economics would know that this is indeed the justification for the capital and corporate tax changes. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Beltway Confidential

Robert Reich knows nothing about economics

Tim Worstall · December 13, 2017 6:15 pm

"At the same time that we are doing a $1.5 trillion tax cut for the rich we ought to be able to find a few billions for workers' pensions," Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Democrats push to add pension fix to spending bill

Sean Higgins · December 13, 2017 5:53 pm

The president will bring a handful of middle-income families into the White House and explain their tax situations and how the bill's major provisions would affect them. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump to give ‘closing argument’ for tax bill on Wednesday

Joseph Lawler · December 12, 2017 9:51 pm