David Sherfinski

Marco Rubio says he’s a ‘no’ on tax bill without child credit changes

Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday that he will vote against the Republicans' tax cut bill as it stands, threatening to undercut Republicans and deal a major blow to President Trump, his opponent in the presidential primary race last year.

December 14, 2017

Donald Trump: Tax cuts could show up in paychecks by February

President Trump and congressional Republicans reached a deal Wednesday on a $1.4 trillion tax cut and said that if they can get it signed into law by Christmas, Americans will begin to see more money in their paychecks by February.

December 13, 2017

Kevin Brady: Let’s not give in to ‘status quo’ with tax reform so close

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady on Wednesday kicked off a gathering of House and Senate tax negotiators by telling fellow lawmakers they're on the brink of "transformational" tax reform for the first time in three decades.

December 13, 2017

Republicans strike deal on tax package

Republican negotiators on Wednesday said they've managed to strike a deal on a $1.4 trillion tax-cut package and that they'll be prepared to send it to President Trump's desk next week.

December 13, 2017

Dems tell GOP to shelve tax bill after Alabama election loss

Senate Democrats demanded Wednesday that Republicans shelve their plans to vote on a tax-cut bill next week, saying the chamber must wait until after the new year when Sen.-elect Doug Jones will be seated.

December 13, 2017

Republicans eye more generous tax cut for blue-state residents

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday were pushing toward a final deal on a $1.4 trillion tax-cut package, eying a more generous rate cut for the wealthy and a less generous one for corporations as they try to appease wealthy blue-state residents.

December 12, 2017

White House: Congress is poised for tax cut votes early next week

House and Senate negotiator have made "tremendous progress" and are on track to put the tax cut bill to a final vote early next week, White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short said Tuesday.

December 12, 2017

Religious figures oppose Republican tax plan

From America's Catholic bishops to prominent Christian pastor Jim Wallis, congressional Republicans' push for an overhaul of the tax code has been called nothing less than ungodly.

December 11, 2017

Tax bill conference committee pushes against deadline

Republicans have two weeks to meet their Christmas deadline for passing a final tax bill and are still sorting through issues as they get set to hammer out final details.

December 10, 2017

Susan Collins, Maine senator: I’ll wait until seeing final tax bill before deciding on vote

Sen. Susan Collins said she plans to wait until the final conference report on the tax bill is released before she makes a decision on how she'll vote.

December 10, 2017

Peter T. King, New York representative: Donald Trump Jr. interview casts doubt on any ‘collusion’

Rep. Peter T. King said it's difficult to conclude there was any collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign based on a recent interview with Donald Trump Jr.

December 10, 2017

Kevin McCarthy, House majority leader, forecasts tax vote next week

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said congressional Republicans are hopefully on track for final passage of their tax bill next week.

December 10, 2017

Bernie Sanders, Vermont senator: ‘I don’t think we’re there right now’ on impeachment

Sen. Bernard Sanders said it doesn't do any good to jump the gun on pushing for impeachment proceedings for President Trump.

December 10, 2017

Roy Moore strategist: I ‘highly doubt’ there will be a Senate investigation if Moore wins

Republicans and Democrats alike are bracing for the special election for Alabama's U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, with senators in both parties already grappling with how embattled Republican candidate Roy Moore might be received on Capitol Hill.

December 10, 2017

Richard Shelby: ‘I think the Republican party can do better’ than Roy Moore

Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby said he cast a write-in ballot rather than vote for Republican Roy Moore or Democrat Doug Jones in the state's special U.S. Senate election.

December 10, 2017

Congressional lawmakers feeling outside heat as tax bill nears finish

With final passage in sight, advocacy groups on both sides in the tax fight are pouring millions of dollars into advertising and pressure campaigns to alternately thank or threaten swing Republicans on Capitol Hill.

December 7, 2017

Schumer announces Senate Democratic conferees for tax legislation

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday announced the seven senators who will represent the Democratic caucus on the bicameral conference committee tasked with reconciling the $1.4 trillion tax-cut plans passed out of the House and Senate.

December 7, 2017

Orrin Hatch, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Toomey among Senate’s tax bill conferees

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday announced the eight GOP Senators who will help iron out the differences between the $1.4 trillion tax-cut plans passed out of the House and Senate, after the Senate voted earlier in the day to formally start negotiations with the House through a bicameral conference committee.

December 6, 2017

Senate votes to go to conference with House on tax-cut package

Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to enter into a conference committee with the House to iron out differences between the two chambers' $1.4 trillion tax-cut packages, taking the next step in the GOP's push to get a bill to President Trump's desk by year's end.

December 6, 2017

Devin Nunes, Diane Black on conference committee for tax bill

The U.S. House on Monday voted to go to a conference committee with the Senate to reconcile differences between the two chambers' $1.4 trillion tax-cut plans.

December 4, 2017