
Taxes
GOP Reps in region split as tax bill passes
All U.S. House Republicans from Pennsylvania voted for the tax package; four of five in New Jersey opposed it.
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Listen 1:47Trump celebrates legislative win after Congress passes $1.5 trillion tax cut bill
Congressional Republicans delivered on their first major legislative accomplishment of the Trump era on Wednesday, when the House voted 224-201 to pass the tax package.
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Senate approves landmark tax overhaul, bill returns to house
Republicans in Congress approved a sweeping and controversial $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, with the Senate voting early Wednesday along straight party lines to move the measure
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Charts: See how much of GOP tax cuts will go to the middle class
The average household would get a tax cut of $1,610 in 2018, a bump of about 2.2 percent in that average household's income, according to a report released Monday.
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The coming effects of the tax bill
Guests: John O’Connor, Leonard Burman A House vote on the final version of the Republican tax bill is slated fo ...
Air Date: December 19, 2017
Listen 49:13Tax plan a dilemma for local Reps
Local Congressional Republican face a tough choice on whether to vote for the GOP tax plan. One NJ rep says he's against it.
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GOP releases final tax bill as Rubio, Corker boost path to Christmas passage
Congressional Republicans released a final draft of their tax bill Friday.
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Chart: How the new version of the GOP tax bill would affect you
On Friday evening, congressional Republicans released the final version of their tax overhaul plan.
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Rubio’s defection threatens Senate GOP’s margin on tax bill
Rubio wants to increase the portion of the basic $2,000-per-child tax credit that would go to low-income families.
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Carper on tax change process: ‘This is not regular order’
Frustrations with the way Republicans are moving forward with their tax plan overflowed Wednesday as Democrats like Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware called the process “a farce.”
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Listen 0:37Trump gives final tax pitch as GOP lawmakers reach a deal on a bill
In making his closing argument for tax legislation expected to get a vote in Congress next week, President Trump announced that the changes would take effect early next year.
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Late-night bid to force severance tax onto House floor fails narrowly
Supporters of a natural gas severance tax attempted to circumvent state House Republican leaders late Tuesday night to push the issue back onto the floor.
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Toomey center stage as debate begins on reconciling House, Senate tax plans
U.S. Sens. Tom Carper of Delaware and Bob Menendez of New Jersey, both Democrats, are also on the conference committee.
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Listen 5:27Tax package would ease hit to residents of high-tax states
Negotiators were working to expand a deduction for state and local taxes to allow individuals to deduct income taxes as well as property taxes.
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