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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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With the GOP in control of the House, here's who's likely to lead key committees

House Republicans make up the majority in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress. Here's a rundown of the lawmakers likely gaining power in key panels at the beginning of the new year.

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These are the soon-to-be former members K Street wants to woo

WASHINGTON — Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, a former chairman of the Ways and Means panel, enjoys something of a standing invitation on K Street.

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These are the soon-to-be former members K Street wants to woo

Some former House and Senate members will be in demand from K Street firms, but not all, lobbyists and headhunters say.

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GOP angling for choice Ways and Means seats already underway - Roll Call

At least 10 Republicans appear to be in the mix to fill open slots on the Ways and Means Committee in the next Congress.

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Budget panel race is on, regardless of Ways and Means outcome - Roll Call

A competition to decide who will lead Republicans on the House Budget Committee in the next Congress is underway.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to block House Democrats from seeing his tax returns

Mr Trump has been fighting to keep his taxes from the House Ways and Means committee since 2019

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Appeals court won’t review House request for Trump tax returns

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington declined Thursday to revisit a ruling that said the House Ways and Means Committee could gain access to former President Donald Trump’s tax records.

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House GOP wants answers on IRS leak - Roll Call

House Ways and Means Republicans are renewing pressure on the Biden administration over a leak of taxpayer information to ProPublica.

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Lawmakers, advocates eye year-end bills for housing credit

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and advocates are eyeing year-end legislation as vehicles to expand a low-income housing construction incentive as opportunities dwindle to address a growing affordability crisis before the next Congress.

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Lawmakers, advocates eye year-end bills for housing credit - Roll Call

Lawmakers and housing advocates are eyeing year-end legislation to expand a low-income housing tax credit to support affordable housing.

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Buchanan touts business success in bid for Ways and Means slot

Rep. Vern Buchanan is pitching a sharp pro-business focus as he seeks the top Republican spot on the House Ways and Means Committee

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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Lobbyists pony up in race for Ways and Means GOP leader - Roll Call

Three Republicans seeking the party's top Ways and Means Committee spot next year raised $4.1 million from lobbyists and their firms' PACs.

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Ways and Means leaders working on lame-duck Social Security fix

A year-end package is being eyed to fix a provision that many say unfairly cuts benefits for public employees who have government pensions.

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Ways and Means to take up Social Security benefits bill - Roll Call

The measure’s backers say it would get rid of unfair provisions that can dock benefits for public employees.

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

WASHINGTON — Rep. Vern Buchanan led second-quarter fundraising among GOP hopefuls for the party’s top spot on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, raking in more than $860,000 in contributions.

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