Congressional tax proposals wouldn't do much to help low-income families with children, study says

Nov 30, 2017
Low-income families with young children wouldn’t see a lot of benefit from the House or Senate tax overhauls, according to a new study from the left-leaning Tax Policy Center. It found the tax cut proposals tilt heavily toward middle- and upper-income families. That’s even if the final version of the tax overhaul increases the child […]

Senate wrestles with consequences of Paygo Act on the tax reform bill

Nov 29, 2017
It looks like the Senate is going to vote on its ever-in-flux tax plan this week. Even though this bill could add up to $1.5 trillion to the deficit, there are consequences beyond just adding to the national debt. The Senate has something called pay-as-you-go rules, which basically say it has to offset revenue losses […]

Rep. Jackie Speier: When it comes to sexual harassment, "we need to clean up our collective act"

"I'm having women come up to me and say, 'thank you so much.' And then they're telling me stories, stories that never get even heard because they never file complaints," Rep. Jackie Speier tells us about her efforts to change how sexual harassment allegations are handled in Congress.
Rep. Jackie Speier speaks during a House Administration Committee hearing on Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Congressional Workplace on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2017.
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States scramble to continue funding federal health program for low-income kids and pregnant women

Nov 27, 2017
States get creative as they await Congress to reauthorize funding for CHIP which ran out in September.

How Congress deals with sexual harassment allegations

Nov 21, 2017
And what tax payer dollars have to do with it.
Rep. John Conyers of Michigan is the latest politician to be accused of sexual harassment.
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Here’s how homebuyers and brokers are reacting to the tax bill

Nov 21, 2017
Real estate brokers say the proposed tax changes would hit expensive cities the hardest.
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White House requests $44 billion in disaster aid from Congress. Now the negotiations begin

Nov 20, 2017
Texas, Florida, and especially Puerto Rico say they need tens of billions of more in funding to help recovery efforts. But how do economic cost estimates from a disaster get turned into legislation?
U.S. Army soldiers pass out food, provided by FEMA, to residents in a neighborhood without grid electricity or running water on October 17, 2017 in San Isidro, Puerto Rico.
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Even banks support making U.S. shell companies less secretive

Nov 9, 2017
Banks hope that a crackdown on the secrecy behind U.S.-based shell companies will make their jobs easier.
Wells Fargo banks in Woodbury, Minn.
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President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Capitol Hill yesterday. Trump joined senators to talk about upcoming legislation, including the proposed GOP tax cuts and reform.
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