The Senate Budget Committee voted on Tuesday to send the @GOP tax bill to the full floor and a vote could occur as early as Thursday. washingtonpost.com/business/econo…
The Senate's tax plan would permanently reduce the corporate tax rate but allow cuts for households and individuals to expire.
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While big corporations would be big winners under the tax bill, many small businesses would see no benefit or higher taxes. usatoday.com/story/money/co…
To help fund tax cuts, Republicans have added a provision to their tax bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, causing premiums for all to rise and 13 million fewer people to have health insurance within a decade.
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The @USCBO projects that a re-write of the bill that would comply with deficit rules would ultimately be financed by gutting crucial programs, including Medicare. msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-…
To satisfy fiscal hawks, the bill may contain a trigger to raise rates automatically (although not clear if on corporations or individuals) if tax revenues fall short of projections, which would likely kick in during slow growth, destabilizing the economy.
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As changes continue to be made and a vote is expected this week, there have been no hearings, no legislative text and no final @USCBO score.
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The Senate vote on the tax bill will be very close, and with all Democrats likely to vote no, Republicans cannot afford to lose more than 2 votes. politico.com/interactives/2…
In sum, @GOP tax reform will add more than one trillion dollars to the deficit, give the majority of benefits to corporations and the rich, gut the #ACA and programs like #Medicare, and will leave thirteen million people without healthcare.
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The story of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is a complex one with many moving parts. Russian oligarchs & operatives work together using their wealth, influence & connections to advance Putin’s agenda.
Here are 5 key figures you should be aware of.
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Aras Agalarov is “Russia’s Trump”—a real estate mogul close to Putin.
Agalarov hosted Trump’s 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, where his pop star son, Emin performed. They have introduced Trump to many Russian oligarchs & have carried messages between Trump & Putin.
✅At Manafort's direction, he fabricated invoices due to offshore banking rule requiring the invoice to have the Manafort-controlled entity name instead of Manafort's.
✅Directed to hide international wire xfers from bookkeeper.
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