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IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the 2024 tax filing season and President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the agency during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committ…

Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department. He said the budget includes expansions in Medicaid-like …

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the agency before the Senate Finance Committee. Topics included protecting M…

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the agency’s priorities and President Biden’s 2024 budget request before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators asked how the IRS has improved its…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured lawmakers the U.S. banking system remains sound as she testified before congress for the first time following two recent bank failures. The secretar…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged the U.S. is dealing with what she labeled “unacceptable levels of inflation” and expects it to remain high for 2022. Additionally, she pledged it…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Becerra said the Biden admin…

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on agency operations and its fiscal year 2023 budget request. The commissioner spoke about his expectation tha…

The Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing to consider President Biden’s nomination of Shalanda Young to be director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Nani Colore…

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, 69-30. Vice President Kamala Harris read the final vote. All Democrats and 19 Republicans voted for the measure, including M…

The Senate continued work on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Members also spoke about the next bill on the agenda, a $3.5 trillion budget plan.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified about President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request at a virtual Senate Finance Committee hearing. Lawmakers asked about rising inflation rates,…

The Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for Brian Miller to be the special inspector general for the Treasury Department pandemic recovery funds and Dana Wade to be the fede…

The Senate Budget Committee met for the first day of a two-day markup of the 2020 budget resolution proposed by Chair Mike Enzi (R-WY). This portion of the hearing was designated for members…

The Senate Budget Committee met for the second day of a two-day markup of their fiscal year 2020 budget resolution proposed by Chair Mike Enzi (R-WY). Members voted on nearly 30 amendments t…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar spoke before the Senate Finance Committee on the president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2019. He answered questions on a range of issues in…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the Senate Finance Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Other topics included tax reform and the Russia sanction…

The Senate Budget Committee continued its markup of its version of a fiscal year 2018 federal budget. The legislation lays the groundwork for Republicans to advance their tax bill through th…

After returning from a break for floor votes, the Senate Budget Committee continued its markup of its version of a fiscal year 2018 federal budget. The legislation lays the groundwork for Re…

The Senate Budget Committee began the first day of markup on its version of a fiscal year 2018 budget that lays the groundwork for Republicans to advance their tax legislation. The budget re…