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GOP omnibus opponents bring home billions of earmarked dollars

Lawmakers who voted against the omnibus spending package secured $3 billion worth of earmarks, a CQ Roll Call tally found.

Roll Call · Dec 23, 2022

House passes bill to make presidential tax returns public

WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation on Thursday that would require the IRS to publicly release U.S. presidents’ tax returns and swiftly launch audits of their filings, after Democrats moved to make former President Donald Trump’s tax returns public.

Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022

House passes bill to make presidential tax returns public - Roll Call

The House passed legislation on Thursday that would require the IRS to publicly release U.S. presidents’ tax returns.

Roll Call · Dec 22, 2022

Top tax writers diverge on lame-duck Social Security fix

WASHINGTON — Key lawmakers aiming to fix a Social Security provision that cuts benefits for public workers who also get government pensions remain at odds on how to treat people who benefit more under the current formula.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

Top tax writers diverge on lame-duck Social Security fix - Roll Call

Key lawmakers remain at odds over a Social Security fix that cuts benefits for public workers who also get government pensions.

Roll Call · Dec 15, 2022

House Democrats reject committee term-limit proposal

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday rejected an effort to limit how long their committee leaders can serve without a waiver from the entire caucus.

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

Ways and Means chair contenders hone closing arguments - Roll Call

The race for the House Ways and Means Committee chairmanship remains close as contenders prepare to make their final pitches.

Roll Call · Dec 8, 2022

Boyle to succeed Yarmuth as top Democrat on Budget Committee - Roll Call

​House Democrats on Tuesday elected Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan F. Boyle to lead the caucus on the Budget Committee next Congress.

Roll Call · Dec 6, 2022

Ways and Means chairman coy about path ahead for Trump taxes

WASHINGTON — Choosing his words carefully with attorneys present, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal briefed reporters late Thursday on the path ahead for former President Donald Trump’s tax returns now that the Supreme Court has ordered their release.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022

Ways and Means chairman coy about path ahead for Trump taxes - Roll Call

House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal briefed reporters on the path ahead for former President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

Roll Call · Dec 1, 2022