The Senate Banking and Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing or comptroller of currency nominee Joseph Otting and Federal Reserve Board nominee Randal Quarles.…
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Vice President Pence addressed small business owners at a meeting of the National Federation of Independent Business. He said the administration was committed to passing a plan to cut taxes “this…
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Kellie Mejdrich provided an update on the House minibus spending package. She talked about the second set of Defense-related amendments to the Make 2018 America Secure Appropriations Act.
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During House consideration of an annual spending bill covering the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, energy and water programs, members debated an amendment by Representative…
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During House consideration of an annual spending bill covering the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, energy and water programs, members debated an amendment by Representative Morgan…
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified at a hearing his agency’s fiscal year 2018 budget request for various programs within the department. During the hearing, Secretary Mnuchin also…
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Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) spoke with reporters outside the White House about President Trump’s announcement regarding a Foxconn manufacturing facility being built in Wisconsin. He also…
President Trump announced the creation of new manufacturing jobs by Foxconn in Wisconsin.
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The House completed general debate on the “minibus” bill, which combines four of the 12 spending bills for fiscal year 2018, those for the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs,…
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Nancy Ognanovich talked about what is included in the $800 billion “minibus” spending package, which was being considered in the House that week. The bill covers the Departments of Defense…
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The House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to examine the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) practices of retaining electronic records and responding to taxpayer requests.…
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and several other House and Senate Democrats announced their party’s new economic agenda called “A Better Deal.”…
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The CEOs of the Markle Foundation and Siemens USA talked about the importance of technical training and apprenticeship programs in the digital age. They spoke at the annual summer meeting of the…
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Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Jay Powell spoke about housing finance policy. In his remarks he stressed that Congress needs to make changes to housing finance policy,…
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Representative Luke Messer (R-IN) talked about House Republicans' perspectives on how the legislative agenda would proceed. Topics included tax reform, the federal budget, and health care.…
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The Senate Finance Committee, which writes tax policy, heard testimony from former Treasury Department officials at a hearing on comprehensive tax reform and the challenges in implementing…
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Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan testified at a hearing \ on the proposed reorganization of the State Department that was part of President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal.…
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Gar Alperovitz talked about his book Principles of a Pluralist Commonwealth, in which he argues that the U.S. needs an economic and political system that departs from both capitalism and…
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The House Budget Committee met to mark up the 2018 budget resolution. In this portion, committee members continued debating and voting on amendments. Amendments considered included one on Planned…
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Steven Clifford talked about his book The CEO Pay Machine: How it Trashes America and How to Stop it, in which he explains how CEO pay has escalated. In his book, Mr. Clifford examines the…
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