Charitable giving surged in 2019, flying in the face of then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi predictions of “Armageddon” due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. News reports amplified concerns that TCJA would be the end of charitable giving as we know it.
Now we know. These reports were wrong. Here are a few examples:
The Los Angeles Times:
The Hill
Encouraging research and development can drive America's recovery
By Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS)
June 17, 2020
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As America begins to safely ...
The Connecticut Mirror
Lamont: Extending $600-a-week federal jobless benefit may ‘discourage work’
By Ana Radelat
June 17, 2020
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Gov. Ned Lamont ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Adrian Smith (R-NE) delivered the following opening statement at a Full Committee Hearing on Tax Relief to Support Workers and Families during the COVID-19 Recession.
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America’s economic surge prior to the pandemic is a matter of historical record—and thanks in no small part to Republicans’ pro-growth agenda and tax reform. That’s precisely why Democrats have been denying the success. Just today, one Democrat claimed that America was “heading into a recession” before the pandemic, noting that our economy peaked before the lockdown according to a ...
Key takeaways from a new study show that Biden’s tax plan…
increases taxes on average for households and every income level.
shrinks America’s GDP in the short and long run.
would have no significant effect on the nation’s debt burden.
The ...
Despite receiving nearly $5.1 billion for New York state as part of the CARES Act, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has failed to distribute federal funds as Congress intended. The funds being withheld include $164 million in Child Care Development Block Grants and billions in direct aid for state and local governments.
These funds were meant to be distributed to city, ...
Despite continuing progress and a fragile economic recovery, Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, have pledged to reverse critical parts of the 2017 GOP Tax Cuts.
These tax hikes would hurt poor- and middle-class workers the most, according to multiple nonpartisan analyses. Tax reform provided a better path to recovery that should be replicated, not repealed, as America ...
AP
Idaho Offers $1,500 Bonus for People to Return to Work
By Keith Ridler
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) —
After months of restrictions in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released two sets of guidance for patients and providers to help restore access to appropriate in-person care for those who have non-COVID-19 related needs.
States across the country are beginning to reopen, with many states and municipalities entering a “phase ...