Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
The Best Christmas Gift of 2017: Tax Reform
The GOP’s tax reform plan is the Christmas gift that we’ve all been waiting for and could be the gift that keeps giving. It has the potential to bring historic tax cuts, more money in our pockets and a brighter future for our families and our country. President Trump has tirelessly pushed for Congress to…
Read MoreKey changes in the tax reform conference report
Senate Finance and House Ways and Means staffers worked through the weekend last weekend to produce draft discussion documents. By the time the conference met officially on Wednesday at 2 PM, the negotiators had already wrapped up their agreement. For the most part, the conference report measure looks like the Senate bill. That’s not surprising,…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Weekly Report from Washington for 12/11/17
CALENDAR: The House will return Monday, and stay in session through Thursday. The Senate will also return Monday, and stay in session through Thursday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned last Monday evening, and the GOP leadership immediately ran into an unexpected buzz saw, in the form of a rebellion by…
Read MoreRepublican tax plans strengthen small businesses and encourage innovation
The United States’ economic backbone was forged by the efforts of small businesses and entrepreneurs, and the vast majority of innovation in the U.S. is provided by smaller entrepreneurial companies. The House and Senate tax plans provide lower tax rates and deductions for small companies that provide the most innovation and jobs in America. The…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Commends Senate for Passing Tax Reform Bill
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Chairman Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today in response to the Senate passing their tax reform bill. “Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund and our nationwide network of more than 3 million supporters commends the Senate for passing a tax reform bill. We appreciate the Senate…
Read MoreAxe ObamaCare’s individual mandate and let Americans keep more of their money
A primary goal of tax reform is to let Americans keep more of their hard-earned money and reduce the government’s undue influence over people’s personal choices. The individual mandate not only requires Americans to spend their hard-earned money, but it is literally a tax on our personal choices. The Daily Signal has the details: Zeroing…
Read MoreJenny Beth’s Journal: How Congress deals with its sexual harassment accusations — at the taxpayers’ expense
Have you ever wondered how Congress manages claims of sexual harassments against members and its staffers? We call it the “shush fund,” filled with taxpayer dollars to hush up and pay off those who accuse members of Congress and their staffers of sexual misconduct. The Hill has the commentary: So the [Congressional Accountability Act] CAA…
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November 13, 2017 The United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Hatch, Ranking Member Wyden and Senate Finance Committee Members, Congress has before it a generational opportunity to reform and simplify the broken U.S. tax code, ensuring that Americans keep more of what they earn while unleashing our economy to grow and…
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November 8, 2017 The United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Brady, Ranking Member Neal and House Ways and Means Committee Members, We write to urge the House Ways and Means Committee to simplify and modernize our tax code to meet the needs of service providers in one of the…
Read MoreJenny Beth’s Journal: Congress Should include “New GIG Act in Tax Reform to Help Workers in Sharing Economy
In a new column for The Hill, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Chairman Jenny Beth Martin calls on members of the House Ways and Means Committee, who are currently making changes to a large tax reform package, to include an amendment supported by Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina that “seeks to clarify the classification…
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