The unemployment rate is at a near half-century low. Wages are surging at their fastest pace in nearly a decade. And we are seeing an historically high number of job openings, with over 7.3 million jobs available today. Simply put, it is a great time to be an American worker. Workers need Congress to continue this historic economic expansion. This is why it is vital that we pass the new ...
Taxes. In 2017, Republicans cut them. Income tax rates were lowered across the board, family-focused tax credits were drastically expanded, and local businesses are now armed with a competitive tax code that allows them to compete and win. Democrats falsely claimed that the GOP tax cuts only helped those at the top and corporations. Recent data from the Internal Revenue ...
This week, Republican Ways and Means Committee Leaders Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) went to the White House for the signing ceremony of the Taxpayer First Act.
South Bend Tribune Modernized trade deal will benefit country, hardworking Hoosiers By Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) June ...
Support continued to grow this week for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – a trilateral trade agreement that will spur innovation here in the United States.
The House Ways and Means Committee debated five bills this week focused on health care. Republicans were able to move through the Committee meaningful, commonsense health care policies focused on increasing access to care, improving choice for veterans, and extending some important provisions within the Medicare program. Two bills cleared with strong bipartisan ...
Bloomberg SALT Cap Repeal Would Be $40 Billion Windfall for Millionaires By Laura Davison June 24, 2019 More than half of the benefit of repealing the $10,000 deduction cap for ...
Washington Examiner Medicare for All would shutter rural hospitals By Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) June 21, 2019 Support for “Medicare for all” — the marketing rebrand of government-run, single-payer ...
Support continued to grow this week for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – a trilateral trade agreement that will help America’s farmers and ranchers compete and win. Mexico became the first of the three countries to pass the new trade agreement. And
This week, the House Ways and Means Committee debated four bills. This legislation, all introduced by House Democrats: Was released merely 48 hours before the debate began; Received no Republican input; Is estimated to cost over half a trillion dollars in the next decade; and Exemplifies the swampiest aspects of the tax code. Throughout the ...