Trump on Twitter (Dec 20) – Tax Bill
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Obamacare stabilization will not be part of end-of-year U.S. spending deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican U.S. senators who had previously demanded that an Obamacare stabilization bill be part of a deal to keep the federal government funded said on Wednesday they were dropping their request until after the new year.
House approves sweeping tax bill in a win for Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to the biggest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in 30 years, sending a sweeping $1.5 trillion bill to President Donald Trump for his signature….
Trump: Market has not fully digested tax cut changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed the financial markets have not fully absorbed the tax cut changes in legislation expected to be passed by Congress on Wednesday.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Dec 20) – Tax Bill
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
White House aide sees temporary funding fix for children’s health program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A short-term fix to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program into January will likely be part of a stop-gap government funding bill Congress is expected to approve this week, White House legislative affairs director Marc Shor…
‘Dreamer’ bill to be brought to Senate floor in January: senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Flake on Wednesday said that a bipartisan immigration bill addressing the so-called Dreamers, young adults who were brought to the United States as children, would be debated on the Senate floor in Ja…
House to vote again on tax bill; Trump on verge of win
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday was expected to give final approval to a sweeping tax bill and send it to President Donald Trump to sign into law, sealing his first major legislative victory i…
Tax bill’s ‘pass-through’ rule will aid wealthy, not workers: critics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wealthy business owners, such as President Donald Trump, stand to gain from a provision in the Republican tax bill that creates a valuable deduction for owners of pass-through businesses, Democrats and some tax experts say.
In Georgia, battle of the ‘Staceys’ tests Democrats’ future
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The two Democratic candidates running for governor in Georgia are both lawyers and former state legislators. Both are women, and on many policy issues it’s hard to tell them apart. Both even share the same first name – Stacey.