by People's Action | Dec 18, 2017 | Breakfast
GOP Scrambles To Pass Tax Cuts, Avoid Shutdown GOP faces 5-day scramble to pass tax bill, avoid government shutdown. WaPo: "Republicans return to Congress on Monday facing a packed agenda with little time to enact it, as party leaders aim to quickly pass their massive...
by People's Action | Dec 15, 2017 | Breakfast
GOP Scrambles To Line Up Votes For Tax Bill Rubio says he will vote no on Republican tax bill without changes, other GOP senators voice concern. ThinkProgress: "One of Congress’ most spineless senators has thrown a wrench in the Republican Party’s plan to overhaul the...
by People's Action | Dec 14, 2017 | Breakfast
GOP Sprints To Enact Tax Cuts Republican tax bill in final sprint across finish line. NYT: "The day after suffering a political blow in the Alabama special Senate election, congressional Republicans sped forward with the most sweeping tax rewrite in decades,...
by People's Action | Dec 13, 2017 | Breakfast
Black Vote Elects Jones In Alabama African American voters made Doug Jones a U.S. Senator in Alabama. The Atlantic: "Election day defied the narrative and challenged traditional thinking about racial turnout in off-year elections and special elections. Precincts in...
by People's Action | Dec 12, 2017 | Breakfast
GOP Hammers Out Tax Plan Amid the rush to finish GOP tax bill, a sudden slowdown for second thoughts. LA Times: "The rush to finish the GOP tax overhaul has hit a snag as Republicans grapple with substantial differences between the House and Senate bills, and pause to...
by People's Action | Dec 11, 2017 | Breakfast
GOP Barrels Towards Tax Cuts Precision sacrificed for speed as GOP rushes ahead on taxes. WaPo: "Republicans are moving their tax plan toward final passage at stunning speed, blowing past Democrats before they’ve had time to fully mobilize against it but leaving the...
