Sentences with phrase «republican tax reform effort»

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While last week's budget vote cleared the way to begin the tax reform effort, 20 Republicans voted against it, citing issues with the elimination of state and local tax deductions and a massive expansion of the federal deficit.

It will be a long week in Washington with a lot of moving parts that could overshadow the tax reform effort, which Republicans hope will be the first major legislative win since Trump took office.

Lowe's outperformed the market in late 2017 as hurricanes Harvey and Irma propelled spending on home repairs, while Republican efforts around tax reform likely drove a larger leg up.

But upping the ante on Keystone and trying to present a united Democratic front opposed to a compact Republican front wouldn't fit very well with President Obama's current effort to strike a more conciliatory tone and promote across - the - aisle cooperation on tax reforms and deficit reduction.

Lew said that while the Obama administration has failed in its efforts to get tax reform through Congress, he believes the unhappiness expressed by both Democrats and Republicans following Europe's announcement on Tuesday could push Congress to act.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized on Wednesday Republican House members from New York who have supported broad changes to the Affordable Care Act, potential cuts that would impact hospitals and tax reform efforts as «reprehensible.»

Soto highlighted his efforts to help with hurricane relief in both Florida and Puerto Rico, and a whole host of progressive policies from supporting labor unions to supporting the gay community, from advocating to reinstate the assault weapons ban to sponsorship of a sexual harassment bill, and from opposing the Republican tax reform bill, to opposing President Donald Trump «s wall.

Rep. Brian Higgins, a Buffalo Democrat, said Republicans such as Reed and Collins — who successfully fought for a House compromise that trimmed the SALT deduction but didn't end it — should now reconsider their support for the GOP tax reform effort in light of the Senate proposal.

Republicans from New York are split on the tax reform bill over the efforts to cap or outright end deductibility of state and local taxes.

A Republican aligned advocacy group has in recent days bolstered its efforts in New York congressional districts to promote the push for tax reform in Washington.

Following the defeat of the latest Republican - led effort to repeal «Obamacare» earlier this week, Congress and President Trump have pivoted to tax reform.