BIZARRE: 5 - What They Never Told You

‘Firebrand’ Missourian shakes up Ways and Means race - Roll Call

Rep. Jason Smith invokes a populist image for the GOP as he seeks the top Republican spot on the House Ways and Means Committee.

Roll Call · Oct 13, 2022

Nebraska policy wonk makes pitch for top Ways and Means slot - Roll Call

While Rep. Adrian Smith brings experience and policy chops, his competitors have won more buzz in the race so far.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Lobbyists pony up in race for Ways and Means GOP leader

WASHINGTON — The three Republicans vying for their party’s top spot on the House Ways and Means panel in the next Congress have raised nearly $4.1 million combined this cycle from K Street lobbyists and their companies’ affiliated PACs, a CQ Roll Call analysis found.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Buchanan pulls in big Q2 haul as Ways and Means race heats up - Roll Call

Rep. Vern Buchanan led second-quarter fundraising among GOP hopefuls for the party’s top spot on the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

Roll Call · Jul 19, 2022

No easy options as pressure to pass chips funding bill grows - Roll Call

Bipartisan interest in moving a package of semiconductor manufacturing incentives outside of a stalled conference committee is growing.

Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022

IRS audits of ex-FBI chiefs Comey and McCabe, called traitors by Trump, prompt probe

WASHINGTON — The odds of matching six numbers in the Texas Powerball lottery are 1 in 25 million. That’s three times better than the odds that two former FBI directors deemed traitors by then-President Donald Trump, James Comey and Andrew McCabe, were picked at random for an unusually intensive IRS…

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022

Republicans split on adding semiconductor tax breaks to competition bill

An effort to add bipartisan tax incentives for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing to a House bill is running into GOP divisions.

Roll Call · May 17, 2022

Lawmakers seek tax break for car dealers facing supply troubles

A bipartisan contingent of lawmakers is pressing to give car dealerships relief from bigger tax bills they could face due to global microchip shortages that have pinched the supply of new vehicles.

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

Lawmakers seek tax break for car dealers facing supply troubles - Roll Call

Bigger tax bills loom as pandemic-related global microchip shortages pinch the supply of new vehicles, limiting dealer deductions.

Roll Call · Apr 28, 2022

Ways and Means contenders pony up for GOP campaign arm - Roll Call

Reps. Vern Buchanan and Jason Smith said Wednesday they're each expecting to raise $1 million for House Republicans’ campaign arm.

Roll Call · Mar 16, 2022