"Childcare, as you know, has been seen as a personal problem for women and workers, but not an economic imperative. We knew we needed to get businesses to make the case..."
House Republicans faced challenges in advancing President Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, dealing with skeptical lawmakers and pressure to finalize the bill before the July 4th deadline.
"Senate Republicans moved one step closer to ripping health care away from millions of Americans to pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires," Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
The big, beautiful bill makes permanent the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions, which generally benefited high earners more than most. Increased standard deductions are for individuals, heads of households, and married couples.
The legal claim, served on Tuesday to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and HMRC, calls for a judicial review of the government's decision to cap long-standing tax reliefs for farmland and family businesses without a full public consultation.
Many have criticized the Byrd rule as arbitrary, and it can certainly seem that way. But last year, I published a detailed analysis of Byrd rule doctrine that described several rules guiding what is and is not permitted in reconciliation bills.
"When I got my property tax reevaluation last year, I opened the envelope up and hit the floor," says Beth Blackmarr, a resident of Lakewood and spokesperson of a group organizing to abolish property taxes in Ohio. "Panic."