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November 17, 2017
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WASHINGTON — In a big victory for Texas Republican Kevin Brady, the House passed a sweeping tax overhaul Thursday on a narrow party-line vote, setting up a showdown in the Senate that will test the unity of the GOP’s slim majority.
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November 16, 2017
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WASHINGTON — Republicans on Thursday pushed through the House a massive $1.5 trillion overhaul of the nation's tax code, clearing a critical hurdle in the party's warp-speed sprint to achieve a major legislative victory by the end of the year.
November 16, 2017
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Donald Trump is back from Asia. What do you think he’ll be doing next?
A) Pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey.
B) Urging Congress to pass a clean, simple, middle-class-friendly tax bill.
C) Pardoning Sean Hannity.
November 15, 2017
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Young immigrant Rosa Fernandez, 10-year old sick in the hospital after surgery awaiting deportation, Congressman Joaquin Castro attempting to change her status, along with Congressman Lloyd Doggett, former Councilwoman Maria Berriozabal, Henry Rodriguez, Priscilla Martinez
November 12, 2017
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President Trump has defended the Republican effort to overhaul taxes by calling it a bitter pill for the rich, saying its provisions will boost the middle class and make him a “big loser” if it’s approved.
November 9, 2017
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A Senate plan to overhaul taxes being released Thursday will delay for one year a cut in the top corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%, one of President Trump's top priorities, according to a Senate staff member who was familiar with the bill but not authorized to discuss it publicly.
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November 7, 2017
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WASHINGTON — The House forged ahead with its tax code rewrite on Tuesday as Republican leaders fended off attacks from Democrats, who assailed the tax plan as a gift to the rich, and from business groups that said the legislation would disadvantage multinational companies.
November 6, 2017
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Will this be Lloyd Doggett’s moment?
After years of relative obscurity, the Democratic congressman from Austin is about to have the spotlight shining on him — and the issues he cares about. With the signature tax reform bill of President Donald Trump and the GOP ready for a marathon session starting Monday in the House Ways and Means Committee, Doggett, a senior member of the panel, is ready for action.
November 3, 2017
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WASHINGTON — Republican Kevin Brady of The Woodlands, the point man for a sweeping GOP overhaul of the U.S. tax code, unveiled long-awaited tax cut legislation Thursday aimed at spurring jobs, the economy and his party’s prospects in the 2018 elections.
November 1, 2017
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Community members who help people sign up for health insurance are prepared to field complicated questions about coverage tiers, doctor networks and out-of-pocket expenses as the Affordable Care Act’s fifth annual open enrollment season kicks off Wednesday.