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It's of no doubt that the present led Tinubu's administration has made different policies, with most of the policies causing economic hardship, while some others have helped to fix some of the moribund agencies or profit based agencies such as revitalisation of the refineries, steel rolling plant etc.With some of the policies strongly getting opposition from the Northern region of the country, and gaining acceptance in other regions, policy such as the Tax Reform Bill which the President recently confirmed that "it has come to stay" in a media chat.It's no doubt that Nigerians have witnessed hardship with economic policies that have been approached using the stick method.What is the possibility of having a balanced economy in 2025 with various economic policies.Join Let's Talk as Richard Badung will be having a major discussion on Nigeria economy.Guest: Associate Professor Panshak Yohanna(Former H. O. D, Economics Department, Plateau State University, Bokkos) 

@phoenix_agenda and @nigeriasbest were joined by @Chxta They discussed:1. The Indian Prime Minister's visit to Nigeria.2. President Tinubu's state visit to France 3. The arrest of Simon Ekpa4. The Tax Reform Bill 5. Nigeria's ranking on the Vulnerability Index.

The rejection the Federal Government's Tax Reform Bill by northern leaders is raising a lot of dust, especially in the region.Northern governors and traditional rulers, meeting in Kaduna, condemned the bill as likely to worsen poverty and unemployment in their states.But many questions been raised about the intent and purpose of the rejection, which this episode of Nigeria Daily seeks to find out.

Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka joined Radio Boston to talk about the state's new tax cuts.

Doug McHoney (PwC's US International Tax Services Global Leader) is joined by Shin Yamaguchi at PwC's 2023 International Tax Conference. Shin is a Tokyo-based International Tax Partner, where he leads PwC Japan's Inbound Tax Practice. Doug and Shin discuss Japan's latest tax developments, focusing on the Pillar Two rules (of course!), specifically, UTPR, IIR, Safe Harbours, QDMTT, the GloBE Information Return and effective dates. They also discuss the Japanese legislative process.Since the recording of this podcast Japan has enacted their 2023 Tax Reform Bill which includes the Pillar Two Income Inclusion Rule which applies on or after April 1, 2024.

The annual war authorization (NDAA) is an excellent opportunity to examine our military's roles and goals in the world. In this episode, learn about how much of our tax money Congress provided the Defense Department, including how much of that money is classified, how much more money was dedicated to war than was requested, and what they are authorized to use the money for. This episode also examines our Foreign Military Financing programs with a deep dive into a new partner country: Ecuador. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. 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Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Jen's highlighted version Bills H.R. 8711 - United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 S. 3591 - United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 Audio Sources A conversation with General Laura J. Richardson on security across the Americas January 19, 2023 The Atlantic Council Clips 17:51 Gen. Laura Richardson: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that has been ongoing for the last over a decade in this region, 21 of 31 countries have signed on to this Belt and Road Initiative. I could take Argentina last January, the most recent signatory on to the Belt and Road Initiative, and $23 billion in infrastructure projects that signatory and signing on to that. But again, 21 of 31 countries. There are 25 countries that actually have infrastructure projects by the PRC. Four that aren't signatories of the BRI, but they do actually have projects within their countries. But not just that. Deepwater ports in 17 countries. I mean, this is critical infrastructure that's being invested in. I have the most space enabling infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere in Latin America and the Caribbean. And I just caused question, you know, why? Why is all of this critical infrastructure being invested in so heavily? In terms of telecommunications, 5G, I've got five countries with the 5G backbone in this region. I've got 24 countries with the PRC Huawei 3G-4G. Five countries have the Huawei backbone infrastructure. If I had to guess, they'll probably be offered a discount to upgrade and stay within the same PRC network. And so very, very concerning as we work with our countries. 20:00 Gen. Laura Richardson: What I'm starting to see as well is that this economy...the economy impacts to these partner nations is affecting their ability to buy equipment. And you know, as I work with our partner nations, and they invest in U.S. equipment, which is the best equipment, I must say I am a little biased, but it is the best equipment, they also buy into the supply chain of spare parts, and all those kinds of things that help to sustain this piece of equipment over many, many years. So in terms of the investment that they're getting, and that equipment to be able to stay operational, and the readiness of it, is very, very important. But now these partner nations, due to the impacts of their economy, are starting to look at the financing that goes along with it. Not necessarily the quality of the equipment, but who has the best finance deal because they can't afford it so much up front. 24:15 Gen. Laura Richardson: This region, why this region matters, with all of its rich resources and rare earth elements. You've got the lithium triangle which is needed for technology today. 60% of the world's lithium is in the lithium triangle: Argentina Bolivia, Chile. You just have the largest oil reserves -- light, sweet, crude -- discovered off of Guyana over a year ago. You have Venezuela's resources as well with oil, copper, gold. China gets 36% of its food source from this region. We have the Amazon, lungs of the world. We have 31% of the world's freshwater in this region too. I mean, it's just off the chart. 28:10 Gen. Laura Richardson: You know, you gotta question, why are they investing so heavily everywhere else across the planet? I worry about these dual-use state-owned enterprises that pop up from the PRC, and I worry about the dual use capability being able to flip them around and use them for military use. 33:30 Interviewer: Russia can't have the ability to provide many of these countries with resupply or new weapons. I mean, they're struggling to supply themselves, in many cases, for Ukraine. So is that presenting an opportunity for maybe the US to slide in? Gen. Laura Richardson: It is, absolutely and we're taking advantage of that, I'd like to say. So, we are working with those countries that have the Russian equipment to either donate or switch it out for United States equipment. or you Interviewer: Are countries taking the....? Gen. Laura Richardson: They are, yeah. 45:25 Gen. Laura Richardson: National Guard State Partnership Program is huge. We have the largest National Guard State Partnership Program. It has come up a couple of times with Ukraine. Ukraine has the State Partnership Program with California. How do we initially start our great coordination with Ukraine? It was leveraged to the National Guard State Partnership Program that California had. But I have the largest out of any of the CoCOMMs. I have 24 state partnership programs utilize those to the nth degree in terms of another lever. 48:25 Gen. Laura Richardson: Just yesterday I had a zoom call with the U.S. Ambassadors from Argentina and Chile and then also the strategy officer from Levant and then also the VP for Global Operations from Albermarle for lithium, to talk about the lithium triangle in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and the companies, how they're doing and what they see in terms of challenges and things like that in the lithium business and then the aggressiveness or the influence and coercion from the PRC. House Session June 15, 2022 Clips Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): The GAO found that the LCS had experienced engine failure in 10 of the 11 deployments reviewed. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): One major reason for the excessive costs of LCS: contractors. Unlike other ships where sailors do the maintenance, LCS relies almost exclusively on contractors who own and control the technical data needed to maintain and repair. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): Our top priority and national defense strategy is China and Russia. We can't waste scarce funds on costly LCS when there are more capable platforms like destroyers, attack submarines, and the new constellation class frigate. A review of the President's Fiscal Year 2023 funding request and budget justification for the Navy and Marine Corps May 25, 2022 Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Carlos Del Toro, Secretary, United States Navy Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps Clips Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS): I think the christening was just a few years ago...maybe three or so. So the fact that we christened the ship one year and a few years later we're decommissioning troubles me. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS): Are there not other uses, if there's something missing from this class of ships, that we would avoid decommissioning? Adm. Michael Gilday: We need a capable, lethal, ready Navy more than we need a larger Navy that's less capable, less lethal, and less ready. And so, unfortunately the Littoral combat ships that we have, while the mechanical issues were a factor, a bigger factor was was the lack of sufficient warfighting capability against a peer competitor in China. Adm. Michael Gilday: And so we refuse to put an additional dollar against that system that wouldn't match the Chinese undersea threat. Adm. Michael Gilday: In terms of what are the options going forward with these ships, I would offer to the subcommittee that we should consider offering these ships to other countries that would be able to use them effectively. There are countries in South America, as an example, as you pointed out, that would be able to use these ships that have small crews. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary ofDefense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks to Traveling Press April 25, 2022 China's Role in Latin America and the Caribbean March 31, 2022 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Kerri Hannan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning, and Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Peter Natiello, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development Andrew M. Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia & Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue Evan Ellis, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Clips 24:20 Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA): Ecuador for example, nearly 20 years ago, former President Rafael Correa promised modernization for Ecuador, embracing Chinese loans and infrastructure projects in exchange for its oil. Fast forward to today. Ecuador now lives with the Chinese financed and built dam that's not fully operational despite being opened in 2016. The Coca Codo Sinclair Dam required over 7000 repairs, it sits right next to an active volcano, and erosion continues to damage the dam. The dam also caused an oil spill in 2020 that has impacted indigenous communities living downstream. And all that's on top of the billions of dollars that Ecuador still owes China. 56:40 Peter Natiello: One example that I could provide is work that we've done in Ecuador, with Ecuadorian journalists, to investigate, to analyze and to report on the issue of illegal and unregulated fishing off Ecuador's coast. And we do that because we want to ensure that Ecuadorian citizens have fact-based information upon which they can make decisions about China and countries like China, and whether they want their country working with them. 1:23:45 Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA): There are 86 million tons of identified lithium resources on the planet. On the planet. 49 million of the 86 million are in the Golden Triangle. That's Argentina, Bolivia, Chile. So what's our plan? 1:54:10 Evan Ellis: In security engagement, the PRC is a significant provider of military goods to the region including fighters, transport aircraft, and radars for Venezuela; helicopters and armored vehicles for Bolivia; and military trucks for Ecuador. 2:00:00 Margaret Myers: Ecuador is perhaps the best example here of a country that has begun to come to terms with the challenges associated with doing business with or interacting from a financial or investment perspective with China. And one need only travel the road from the airport to Quito where every day there are a lot of accidents because of challenges with the actual engineering of that road to know why many Ecuadorians feel this way. Examining U.S. Security Cooperation and Assistance March 10, 2022 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Watch Full Hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State Mara Elizabeth Karlin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense Clips 1:23:17 Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): According to one study, the DoD manages 48 of the 50 new security assistance programs that were created after the 9/11 attacks and out of the 170 existing security assistance programs today, DOD manages 87, a whopping 81% of those programs. That is a fundamental transition from the way in which we used to manage security assistance. And my worry is that it takes out of the equation the people who have the clearest and most important visibility on the ground as to the impact of that security assistance and those transfers. Sen. Chris Murphy: We just spent $87 billion in military assistance over 20 years in Afghanistan. And the army that we supported went up in smoke overnight. That is an extraordinary waste of U.S. taxpayer dollars, and it mirrors a smaller but similar investment we made from 2003 to 2014 in the Iraqi military, who disintegrated when they faced the prospect of a fight against ISIS. Clearly, there is something very wrong with the way in which we are flowing military assistance to partner countries, especially in complicated war zones. You've got a minute and 10 seconds, so maybe you can just preview some lessons that we have learned, or the process by which we are going to learn lessons from all of the money that we have wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jessica Lewis: Senator, I'll be brief so that Dr. Karlin can jump in as well. I think we do need to learn lessons. We need to make sure, as I was just saying to Senator Cardin, that when we provide security assistance, we also look not just at train and equip, but we look at other things like how the Ministries of Defense operate? Is their security sector governant? Are we creating an infrastructure that's going to actually work? Mara Elizabeth Karlin: Thank you for raising this issue, Senator. And I can assure you that the Department of Defense is in the process of commissioning a study on this exact issue. I will just say in line with Assistant Secretary Lewis, it is really important that when we look at these efforts, we spend time assessing political will and we do not take an Excel spreadsheet approach to building partner militaries that misses the higher order issues that are deeply relevant to security sector governance, that will fundamentally show us the extent to which we can ultimately be successful or not with a partner. Thank you. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): You know, in Iraq, last time I was there, we were spending four times as much money on security assistance as we were on non-security assistance. And what Afghanistan taught us amongst many things, is that if you have a fundamentally corrupt government, then all the money you're flowing into the military is likely wasted in the end because that government can't stand and thus the military can't stand. So it also speaks to rebalancing the way in which we put money into conflict zones, to not think that military assistance alone does the job. You got to be building sustainable governments that serve the public interests in order to make your security assistance matter and be effective. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North and South America March 8, 2022 House Armed Services Committee Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Melissa G. Dalton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs Office of the Secretary of Defense General Laura Richardson, USA, Commander, U.S. Southern Command General Glen D. VanHerck, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Clips 17:30 General Laura Richardson: Colombia, for example, our strongest partner in the region, exports security by training other Latin American militaries to counter transnational threats. 1:20:00 General Laura Richardson: If I look at what PRC (People's Republic of China) is investing in the [SOUTHCOM] AOR (Area of Responsibility), over a five year period of 2017 to 2021: $72 billion. It's off the charts. And I can read a couple of the projects. The most concerning projects that I have are the $6 billion in projects specifically near the Panama Canal. And I look at the strategic lines of communication: Panama Canal and the Strait of Magellan. But just to highlight a couple of the projects. The nuclear power plant in Argentina: $7.9 billion. The highway in Jamaica: $5.6 billion. The energy refinery in Cuba, $5 billion. The highway in Peru: $4 billion. Energy dam in Argentina: $4 billion, the Metro in Colombia: $3.9 billion. The freight railway in Argentina: $3 billion. These are not small projects that they're putting in this region. This region is rich in resources, and the Chinese don't go there to invest, they go there to extract. All of these projects are done with Chinese labor with host nation countries'. U.S. Policy on Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean November 30, 2021 Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Todd D. Robinson, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State Clips 1:47:15 Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): I'd like to start with Mexico. I am increasingly concerned that the Mexican government is engaged in a systematic campaign to undermine American companies, and especially American energy companies that have invested in our shared prosperity and in the future of the Mexican people and economy. Over the past five months, Mexican regulators have shut down three privately owned fuel storage terminals. Among those they shut down a fuel terminal and Tuxpan, which is run by an American company based in Texas, and which transports fuel on ships owned by American companies. This is a pattern of sustained discrimination against American companies. And I worry that the Mexican government's ultimate aim is to roll back the country's historic 2013 energy sector liberalisation reforms in favor of Mexico's mismanaged and failing state-owned energy companies. The only way the Mexican government is going to slow and reverse their campaign is if the United States Government conveys clearly and candidly that their efforts pose a serious threat to our relationship and to our shared economic interests. 2:01:50 Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ): Mr. Nichols, can you can you just be a little more specific about the tactics of the GEC? What are some of the specific activities they're doing? And what more would you like to see them do? Brian A. Nichols: The Global Engagement Center both measures public opinion and social media trends throughout the world. They actively work to counter false messages from our strategic competitors. And they prepare media products or talking points that our embassies and consulates around the hemisphere can use to combat disinformation. I think they do a great job. Obviously, it's a huge task. So the the resources that they have to bring to bear to this limit, somewhat, the ability to accomplish those goals, but I think they're doing vital, vital work. 2:13:30 Todd D. Robinson: We are, INL (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement) are working very closely with the Haitian National Police, the new Director General, we are going to send in advisors. When I was there two weeks ago, I arrived with -- they'd asked for greater ability to get police around the city -- I showed up with 19 new vehicles, 200 new protective vests for the police. The 19 was the first installment of a total of 60 that we're going to deliver to the Haitian National Police. We're gonna get advisors down there to work with the new SWAT team to start taking back the areas that have been taken from ordinary Haitians. But it's going to be a process and it's going to take some time. Sen. Bob Menendez: Well, first of all, is the Haitian National Police actually an institution capable of delivering the type of security that Hatians deserve? Todd D. Robinson: We believe it is. It's an institution that we have worked with in the past. There was a small brief moment where Haitians actually acknowledged that the Haitian National Police had gotten better and was more professional. Our goal, our long term goal is to try to bring it back to that Sen. Bob Menendez: How much time before we get security on the ground? Todd D. Robinson: I can't say exactly but we are working as fast as we can. Sen. Bob Menendez: Months, years? Todd D. Robinson: Well, I would hope we could do it in less than months. But we're working as fast as we can. Global Challenges and U.S. National Security Strategy January 25, 2018 Senate Committee on Armed Services Watch the full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman of Kissinger Associates and Former Secretary of State Dr. George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University and Former Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage, President, Armitage International and Former Deputy Secretary of State Clips Dr. George Shultz: Small platforms will carry a very destructive power. Then you can put these small platforms on drones. And drones can be manufactured easily, and you can have a great many of them inexpensively. So then you can have a swarm armed with lethal equipment. Any fixed target is a real target. So an airfield where our Air Force stores planes is a very vulnerable target. A ship at anchor is a vulnerable target. So you've got to think about that in terms of how you deploy. And in terms of the drones, while such a system cannot be jammed, it would only serve to get a drone—talking about getting a drone to the area of where its target is, but that sure could hit a specific target. At that point, the optical systems guided by artificial intelligence could use on-board, multi-spectral imaging to find a target and guide the weapons. It is exactly that autonomy that makes the technologic convergence a threat today. Because such drones will require no external input other than the signature of the designed target, they will not be vulnerable to jamming. Not requiring human intervention, the autonomous platforms will also be able to operate in very large numbers. Dr. George Shultz: I think there's a great lesson here for what we do in NATO to contain Russia because you can deploy these things in boxes so you don't even know what they are and on trucks and train people to unload quickly and fire. So it's a huge deterrent capability that is available, and it's inexpensive enough so that we can expect our allies to pitch in and get them for themselves. Dr. George Shultz: The creative use of swarms of autonomous drones to augment current forces would strongly and relatively cheaply reinforce NATO, as I said, that deterrence. If NATO assists frontline states in fielding large numbers of inexpensive autonomous drones that are pre-packaged in standard 20-foot containers, the weapons can be stored in sites across the countries under the control of reserve forces. If the weapons are pre-packaged and stored, the national forces can quickly deploy the weapons to delay a Russian advance. So what's happening is you have small, cheap, and highly lethal replacing large, expensive platforms. And this change is coming about with great rapidity, and it is massively important to take it into account in anything that you are thinking about doing. Foreign Military Sales: Process and Policy June 15, 2017 House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Watch the full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Tina Kaidanow, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State Vice Admiral Joseph Rixey, Director, U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Clips 14:40 Tina Kaidanow: Arms Transfers constitute an element of foreign policy. We therefore take into account foreign policy considerations as we contemplate each arms transfer or sale, including specifically, the appropriateness of the transfer in responding to U.S and recipient security needs; the degree to which the transfer supports U.S. strategic foreign policy and defense interests through increased access and influence; allied burden sharing and interoperability; consistency with U.S. interests regarding regional stability; the degree of protection afforded by the recipient company to our sensitive technology; the risk that significant change in the political or security situation of the recipient country could lead to inappropriate end use or transfer; and the likelihood that the recipient would use the arms to commit human rights abuses or serious violations of international humanitarian law, or retransfer the arms to those who would commit such abuses. As a second key point, arms transfers support the U.S. Defense industrial base and they reduce the cost of procurement for our own U.S. military. Purchases made through the Foreign Military Sales, known as the FMS, system often can be combined with our Defense Department orders to reduce unit costs. Beyond this, the US defense industry directly employs over 1.7 million people across our nation. 20:20 Vice Admiral Joseph Rixey: FMS is the government-to-government process through which the U.S. government purchases defense articles, training, and services on behalf of foreign governments, authorized in the Arms Export Control Act. FMS is a long standing security cooperation program that supports partner and regional security, enhances military-to-military cooperation, enables interoperability and develops and maintains international relationships. Through the FMS process, the US government determines whether or not the sale is of mutual benefit to us and the partner, whether the technology can and will be protected, and whether the transfer is consistent with U.S. conventional arms transfer policy. The FMS system is actually a set of systems in which the Department of State, Department of Defense, and Congress play critical roles. The Department of Defense in particular executes a number of different processes including the management of the FMS case lifecycle which is overseen by DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency). Technology transfer reviews, overseen by the Defense Technology Security Administration, and the management of the Defense Acquisition and Logistics Systems, overseen by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, and the military departments. This process, or a version of it, also serves us well, in the DoD Title X Building Partnership Capacity arena, where the process of building a case, validating a requirement and exercising our U.S. acquisition system to deliver capability is modeled on the FMS system. I want to say clearly that overall the system is performing very well. The United States continues to remain the provider of choice for our international partners, with 1,700 new cases implemented in Fiscal Year 2016 alone. These new cases, combined with adjustments to existing programs, equated to more than $33 billion in sales last year. This included over $25 billion in cases funded by our partner nations' own funds and approximately $8 billion in cases funded by DOD Title X program or Department of State's Appropriations. Most FMS cases move through the process relatively quickly. But some may move more slowly as we engage in deliberate review to ensure that the necessary arms transfer criteria are met. 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Also: Vermont officials are asking the South Hero Selectboard to do more investigation of the extent of PFAS contamination at the town's closed landfill; The governor signed bills Tuesday that will create a meal program for Vermont students and ban offensive school mascots; Two groups of communities in northwestern Vermont are close to an agreement with Google Fiber.

An update on the day's news in the Commonwealth, including a tax reform bill moving in the General Assembly and news about the Kentucky Teacher's Retirement System.

We are joined by Bryan Slone, President of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Bryan’s background includes working in the Reagan Administration as a lobbyist for the IRS, and helping write the 1986 Tax Reform Bill with Congressman Hal Daub. He also worked as a tax attorney in Germany after the Wall came down. […] The post 35 – Bryan Slone, Nebraska State Chamber – Politics, Beer & Baseball appeared first on Parsons PR.

Rusty Cannon, vice president of the Utah Taxpayers Association, joins Lee to talk about the misinformation circulating around the tax-reform legislation passed in the Legislature. He claims funding for schools in Utah will increase, not decrease, because of the bill's passage.

Republican Rep. Candice Pierucci, the youngest state representative in Utah, will talk about her first time voting as a representative last night against the tax reform changes.

Many question if the tax reform bill will help or hurt lower-income families, whether education funding will remain the same, and what taxes will increase. Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Brad Wilson, and Director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Natalie Gochnour break down the bill with host Jason Perry on this week’s Hinckley Report.

In this episode, the ongoing United Auto Workers corruption scandal deepens as the union desperately seeks to avoid a federal takeover, FedEx’s leadership has it out with the New York Times’s reporting on its involvement with the 2017 tax reform bill, and Politico comes oh-so-close to figuring out what’s going on at Arabella Advisors. *Next episode will release December 6th in observance of Thanksgiving. Subscribe to the podcast on your platform of choice at: https://influencewatch.fireside.fm/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capitalresearchcenter • Twitter: https://twitter.com/capitalresearch • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capital.research.center/ • YouTube: https://bit.ly/CRCYouTube

A look at the 1986 Tax Reform Bill, Reagan's oft-forgotten collaboration with liberal Democrats and moderate Republicans, which closed loopholes, a form of raising taxes and changed the tax code forever.  Also savings and loans and other domestic policies.  

Coming up at 4 pm today on the Rod Arquette Show on Talk Radio 105.9 KNRS,Rachel Alexander, Senior Editor at The Stream joins the program to discuss how several states are attempting to make their abortion laws more radical, and what conservatives can do to stop them. Plus, Jeffrey Lord of American Spectator joins the show to discuss why Democrats are so afraid to allow Fox News to host a 2020 Presidential debate. See below for a full rundown of today’s program. Rachel Alexander, Senior Editor at The Stream joins the program to discuss how several states are attempting to make their abortion laws more radical, and what conservatives can do to stop them Christa Palmer, Executive Director of the Utah Tax Reform Coalition, joins the show to discuss the tax reform bill currently in front of Utah lawmakers Jeffrey Lord of American Spectator joins the show to discuss why Democrats are so afraid to allow Fox News to host a 2020 Presidential debate Taryn Hiatt, Area Director for Americans for Suicide Prevention, joins Rod to discuss her resignation from Governor Gary Herbert’s suicide prevention task force over his decision to support HB399, which bans the practice of conversion therapy; a bill advocates say is too weak Desiree Hennessey of the Utah Patients Coalition joins Rod for a discussion about how some medical marijuana users are running into trouble with police and prosecutors over some ambiguities in the new medical marijuana law Steve Moore, Chief Economist for the Heritage Foundation, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation’s economy

Coming up at 4 pm today on the Rod Arquette Show on Talk Radio 105.9 KNRS,Rachel Alexander, Senior Editor at The Stream joins the program to discuss how several states are attempting to make their abortion laws more radical, and what conservatives can do to stop them. Plus, Jeffrey Lord of American Spectator joins the show to discuss why Democrats are so afraid to allow Fox News to host a 2020 Presidential debate. See below for a full rundown of today’s program. Rachel Alexander, Senior Editor at The Stream joins the program to discuss how several states are attempting to make their abortion laws more radical, and what conservatives can do to stop them Christa Palmer, Executive Director of the Utah Tax Reform Coalition, joins the show to discuss the tax reform bill currently in front of Utah lawmakers Jeffrey Lord of American Spectator joins the show to discuss why Democrats are so afraid to allow Fox News to host a 2020 Presidential debate Taryn Hiatt, Area Director for Americans for Suicide Prevention, joins Rod to discuss her resignation from Governor Gary Herbert’s suicide prevention task force over his decision to support HB399, which bans the practice of conversion therapy; a bill advocates say is too weak Desiree Hennessey of the Utah Patients Coalition joins Rod for a discussion about how some medical marijuana users are running into trouble with police and prosecutors over some ambiguities in the new medical marijuana law Steve Moore, Chief Economist for the Heritage Foundation, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation’s economy

 Episode 5 of the popular Take 2 podcast included a special guest in addition to Heidi Hatch moderating a lively debate between former state lawmakers Greg Hughes and Jim Dabakis. The hot topics they discussed included Hughes expressing his concerns about a Beyond the Books investigation into the connection between charter schools and lawmakers. Other … Continue reading Take 2: 4.8% beer, tax reform bill, charter school-lawmaker link →

 Episode 5 of the popular Take 2 podcast included a special guest in addition to Heidi Hatch moderating a lively debate between former state lawmakers Greg Hughes and Jim Dabakis. The hot topics they discussed included Hughes expressing his concerns about a Beyond the Books investigation into the connection between charter schools and lawmakers. Other … Continue reading Take 2: 4.8% beer, tax reform bill, charter school-lawmaker link →

The streets of Costa Rica have been bogged down by protests since Sept. 10, when public-sector unions called for a general strike to oppose a proposed tax-reform bill. Public sector unions say the bill, which raises taxes on everyone and cuts benefits to public employees, puts too much of a burden on the working class. The government says 80 percent of the new taxes come from the top 20 percent of Costa Rican earners. We interview Costa Rican journalist and economist David Ching to find out what's in the bill.

In our 217th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast Alan Cohn, Jack Hayes, Lisa Zarlenga and Chelsea Parker take over the podcast. Jack discusses the status of regulation surrounding cryptocurrencies including anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance, the Department of Treasury’s letter regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs), and the New York Attorney General’s questionnaire for cryptocurrency exchanges. Lisa provides an overview of tax issues surrounding cryptocurrency from establishing basis to hard forks to airdrops. Lisa also highlights the changes in regulation surrounding like-kind exchanges due to the 2018 Tax Reform Bill and questions surrounding the taxation of tokens. Chelsea discusses trends coming out of New York Blockchain Week 2018 and Consensus 2018. Alan Cohn highlights Steptoe’s panel “Blockchain in Supply Chain, Navigating the Legal Waters” at Consensus 2018 and gives an overview of he and Lisa's presentations on the tax treatment of digital currencies and tokens at the Accounting Blockchain Coalition’s conference. The panelists also highlight where they see the industry going next in terms of adoption and regulation. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In this episode, Michael Peregrine, Partner at McDermott, Will & Emery discusses the new reality that tax-exempt organizations, especially hospitals and health systems, face under our new tax reform law. Learn how to listen to The Hospital Finance Podcast on your mobile device. Mike Passanante: Hi, this is Mike Passanante. And welcome back to the Hospital Finance Podcast. Read More

Governor Bevin talked about signing the Pension Bill, the frauds at the KEA, and the possibility of firing teachers if a “Sick Out” happens on Friday. He also talked about the vetoes of the Budget Bill and Tax Reform Bill, the legislative process behind them, and the lack of discourse in politics/society today.

Gregory explains how the next Gregory Ricks Live is coming up March 6 can change your financial future. Gregory and James talk about Trump and the new rules of retirement investing. Gregory walks us through how to properly evaluate investing options according to your risk tolerance. One of the most overlooked hurdles in investing is liquidity. If you don't know how you will get your money out, you probably shouldn't put it in. Estate Planning Attorney Wes Blanchard of the Total Wealth Authority is in studio for an hour. Cryptocurrency investors are leaving behind millions in inaccessible wealth as estate planning catches up to technology. Changes in the Tax Reform Bill are already having an effect in the legal world of estate planning. The show is full of great callers as well covering issues like: if it's better to donate your hosue to the kids or let it go through succession, how stock in the company plan is taxed, and how much work is required to qualify for Social Security credits. http://www.WinningAtLife.com

Today’s guest is nationally known as one of the top experts on tax planning, and was dubbed by Roseanne Barr as “the funniest tax guy in America.” A graduate of Hamilton College and the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Ed Lyon is a co-founder of TaxCoach™ Software, LLC, as well as the American Institute of Certified Tax Coaches. He has written seven books on tax and financial planning, and has appeared on over 300 radio and television broadcasts, including interviews on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and CNBC. Ed joins this episode to discuss the opportunities he says the new tax law will create for dentists, as well as the impact it will have on retirement planning, real estate investment, and more. Listen in to learn what you can expect with the tax reform, and what Ed says we should all look for in accountants. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/2BoFvax 

Will The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act keep more San Fernando Valley buyers on the fence? C.P.A. Issam Aljaber is here to discuss this and other concerns about tax reform.Looking to buy a home? Get a Full Home Search   Looking to sell your home?  Free Home Price EvaluationToday I’m joined by C.P.A. Issam Aljaber to discuss some of the concerns we’re hearing from home sellers about the new tax reform act. Do buyers really want to buy a home right now after the tax reform act? Issam believes that buyers will still want to buy a home regardless. Although there may not be as much of a tax incentive to buy a home, homeownership is still exciting. We haven’t seen any less buyer demand in our market. The tax deduction was more of an incentive rather than a dealbreaker for people planning on buying a house. That said, there are a few points in the tax reform act that buyers and sellers in California should know about. One of them is the mortgage interest deduction. Under the previous tax law, up to $1 million of mortgage interest was deductible for the personal income tax. The new limit is $750,000. If you are buying in the $1 million range and putting 20% down, Issam believes you are still safe in that range and able to deduct mortgage interest. Once you are over that price point, a lot of the homes sold in that price point are often cash transactions anyway. Although there is less of a tax incentive to buy, people still want to become homeowners. Price points under $900,000 are not affected that much by this change. People used to feel more of a tax savings when they bought a $200,000 or $400,000, so there is not much of an incentive there anymore. Like we mentioned earlier, though, tax incentives are not necessarily make-or-break for those planning to buy a home. Finally, sellers have also been asking if the capital gains exemption was affected by the tax reform. Although there were talks in earlier versions of the bill about changing the capital gains tax exemption, no changes were made in the final bill. If you are thinking of selling your house, single taxpayers can still get up to $250,000 in capital gains tax-free, and married couples can still get up to $500,000 in capital gains tax-free.  If you have any other questions about the tax reform act, you can contact Issam Aljaber at (818) 383-8029. As always, if you have any real estate questions, just give me a call or send me an email. We would be happy to help you!

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For Episode 19, Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers co-host a joint podcast and have a no holds barred conversation about what’s wrong with the Democratic Party, their respective upbringings, and tax shade (aka the Tax Reform Bill). You will not want to miss the final podcast of 2017!

The Tax Reform Bill is passed. The Republicans have won. Or have they? There was no Democrat votes for it. The public polls are negative. A mid-term election looms in the future. Doesn’t this all sound so 2010 and Obamacare? In this episode we open the history books and go over the differences between the two laws that have so much in common on the service. Will 2018 be the flip side of the 2010 Democrat shell-lacking, and will tax reform be to blame?

Mario Lopez, President of Hispanic Leadership Fund, joins us to talk about the tax reform bill Congress passed yesterday.

We talk to A.B. Stoddard of RealClearPolitics about the GOP's tax reform bill. Also, John Hayward of Breitbart.com joins us to talk about the joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.Image credit: shutterstock.com

David Stewart and Jeremy Scott discuss the final version of the tax reform bill, which would permanently cut corporate taxes and temporarily provide relief for individuals through 2025.

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We take a personal look at the rapidly changing view of sexual harassment and assault in the USA, starting with our own experiences. We want to know how it impacts our partnership, how we should be talking about #MeToo with our kids, and what we can practically do to improve women’s rights. Leslie updates us on the Tax Reform Bill and we talk about our new show artwork, The Heart Switch! Support Glimmering PodcastLinks:The Wealth Inequality Problem in One Chart — On the chart, we plotted the “Median Net Worth” of different wealth groups between 1998 and 2013. This is based on a study that the Federal Reserve does about every three years on consumer finances. When this data is compared in 2013 dollars: - The Lower Class: Wealth has decreased by 26.5% for the bottom 20% of incomes - The Working Class: Wealth has decreased by 52.7% for the second lowest 20% of incomes - The Middle Class: Wealth has decreased by 19.1% for the middle 20% of incomes - The Top 10%: Wealth has increased 74.9%, soaring to a median net worth of over $1.1 million.The Weeds Podcast - Five big problems with the GOP tax plan — Explains the Tax Reform plan issues way way better than I can. If you want to get into the weeds then, um, well The Weeds is your podcast.Analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | Tax Policy Center — On average, relative to current law, low- and middle-income taxpayers would see little change and taxpayers in the top 1 percent would receive an average tax cut of 1.1 percent of after-tax income.The Republican tax bill will exacerbate income inequality in America - Vox — The centerpiece of the Republican tax plan is a massive corporate tax cut, from 35 percent to 20 percent, which is expected to disproportionately benefit the wealthy. Shares of stock in the businesses that pay corporate income are mostly owned by the wealthy, and the top executives whose compensation packages are linked to stock market performance are also much richer than the average American. So the bill’s cut in the corporate tax rate is going to help them the most.The Senate Republican tax plan, explained - Vox — The plan, crafted by Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, would slash corporate tax rates permanently, offer temporary cuts for individuals, and repeal the individual mandate in Obamacare, a $338 billion health care cut that leaves 13 million more people uninsured by 2027. The result is that, by that year, when the individual cuts expire, most Americans will be worse off due to higher taxes and lower health care coverage, while rich people who own shares in corporations will continue to benefit.Facebook Post that is a good starting point for #MeToo — A deconstruction of the "women are impossible to understand" trope, situations of potential harassment and specifically with a power imbalance (social and other), descriptions of toxic masculinity.#MeToo - A "Laura approved" good donation option — Just BE Inc. has been a labor of love for the last ten years. What started as a small community group aimed at helping young women find more focus, has developed into an organization working hard to ensure the health, well-being and wholeness of little brown girls everywhere. Resistbot - Super Easy way to stay active in a meaningful way — Text RESIST to 50409 or message me on Facebook and I’ll find out who represents you in Congress, and deliver your message to them in under 2 minutes. No downloads or apps required.Action 2: Take The Tax Bill Fight to the House -- wall-of-us — Take action against the Tax Reform bill. Wall of Us makes it as easy as possible. Stop Final Passage of the GOP Tax Scam Bill: 5 Calls — Detailed info on the Tax Reform bill and how to fight it. NOTE: Allow the site to know your location so it can automatically give you the contact info of your local representatives. Anton Peck's Portfolio — Leslie's favorite is the Robot Christmas Card collection!Anton Peck (@antonpeck) | Twitter

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.  Nancy MacLean returns to explain the real impact and long-term devastation to the American people that will be caused by the Republican so-called "tax reform" bill. She is the William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University and author of the new book Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America. Democracy in Chains was also one of the five finalists in the 2017 National Book Awards for non-fiction.    During this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, Nancy and Chauncey discuss how the Republican Party's "tax bill" is part of a bigger plot by the most extreme elements of the right-wing--including libertarians allied with the Koch brothers--to return America to a time before the 20th century. With last week's passage of their "tax plan" the Republican Party and the plutocrats (as well as Christian fascists) to which they are beholden have taken one more stop closer to eliminating programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid with the ultimate goal of eliminating the "useless eaters". Professor MacLean predicted this would happen in her new book Democracy in Chains.  John Feffer is the second guest on this week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a foreign policy expert, philosopher, and author of the much-discussed new book Splinterlands which is a brilliant exploration of a future ruined Earth, an America in the midst of a de facto civil war, and how it call came to pass. This conversation with John is just a preview of a much longer full length episode that will air in the very near future. On this week's show Chauncey mocks the Democrats and other liberals who actually believe that forcing Senator Al Franken and others who have been accused of sexual harassment to resign will somehow shame the Republicans into moving against Donald Trump and Roy Moore. Chauncey also shares some wisdom from Hannah Arendt about Trump's fascism and the threat posed by his human deplorable trash mob. And at the end of this week's podcast Chauncey shares a story about meeting an angel in human form at the local library.

We talk to Ross Marchand, the Policy Director of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, about President Trump's tax plan. Plus, we ask Amber McKinney of Law360.com about what DACA has to do with the government shutdown.Image credit: Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com

In this episode of energywakeup I talk about the current Tax Reform Bill with Audrey Louison from Mintz and Greg Jenner from Stoel Rives. The tax reform bill was in conference committee at the time of this recording and had several issues that impacted the solar industry. The corporate AMT, a lower corporate tax rate and the BEAT provision. I walk through each of the items with Audrey and Greg, get an explanation (because nobody understood the BEAT provision) and how it impacts solar project financing going forward. Greg has been around tax law for many years, including as a tax counsel for the senate finance committee when the last major tax reform passed in 1986 and Audrey has completed over 500 project transaction. This bill will have major impacts to the way you present projects to your clients and investors and this episode helps guide you through that process with a bit more knowledge. This podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at SolarWakeup Live DC. Make sure to catch previous episode on your favorite podcast platform, episodes with the director of renewable energy at Massachussets DOER, the CEO of Sunpower, Former FERC Chairman and CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute. Join us on January 31st in New York and look out for future events across the Country. Make sure to catch previous episodes on your favorite podcast platform.

The Tax Reform Bill is moving forward in Congress, but some are concerned that the way it’s structured could harm efforts to address infrastructure. Mark Reddig talks with Nile Elam of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C.

Episode 49 Why did this tax reform bill happen? What do lobbyists do? And how does Lawmker.io want to fix the problem? The tax reform bill making its way through the house and senate is filled with policies that benefit the rich — like formalizing the ability to write off personal jet expenses while students may have to pay income tax on their scholarships. A lot of the legislation in it is because of lobbyists. What do lobbyists do, exactly? Lobbyists petition the government on behalf of special interests. They educate elected officials on key issues. And they’re protected by the constitution. That sounds like a good thing. Why are lobbyists so gross and associated with corruption? They have outsized influence. Only the rich can afford them and get true representation. How does it affect you? What can you do about it? Short answer? Check out Lawmaker.io. Shorter answer? Listen. WHAT WE SAY WHEN: Why does this Tax Reform Bill exist? [1:09] What do lobbyists do and why is it legal? [2:40] Squire Patton Boggs [4:20] Amit Thakkar [7:10] Lawmaker.io [11:45] How Lawmaker.io works [13:00] What makes Lawmaker different? [15:30] Councilman David Ryu's Lawmaker Challenge [19:00] How do you get people to believe their vote matters [20:00] LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED: Lawmaker.io ABC News: Trump Vows to Reinstate 5-Year Ban on Lobbying for Former Government Officials Vox: About half of retiring senators and a third of retiring House members register as lobbyists. Up from 5 percent in the 1970s Represent.Us: 5 Crazy Facts About Lobbyists Represent Us: One graph shows how the rich control American politics Politico: Has Trump drained the swamp in Washington? Opensecrets.org: Tom Daschle Lobbying Profile Opensecrets.org: John Boehner Lobbying Profile Vox: House Republican: my donors told me to pass the tax bill “or don’t ever call me again” The Atlantic: John Boehner's Entirely Predictable Next Act The Hill: Poll: Majority oppose GOP tax-reform bill Looking for a quick and easy way to love and support us at Schmolitics? Do a quick rating/review/subscribe on Apple Podcasts! It's how we know you care. ANNNND it really supports us by making us look good, which lets us reach more people. This right here is called a win/win.

Well, well, well, it was like herding cats but the U.S. Senate finally joined the house in passing a tax reform bill that they will now send to a conference committee to hopefully give Americans everywhere something to cheer about this season of Christmas. Join Doc Holliday as he breaks down his take on its […]

There's a lot of good in the President's Tax Reform Bill, but one section is drawing opposition from across both sides of the Congressional aisle — the Death Tax.Guest: Dick Patten, American Business Defense CouncilVisit: BusinessDefense.netVisit http://WaitTilYouHearThis.com; subscribe at https://www.youtube.com/user/WaitTilYouHearThis;Music credit: lavelman, http://www.freesfx.co.uk

Fox's Rachel Sutherland joins JMN to discuss the latest on the Tax Reform Bill.

Rod Fritz has all of today’s top stories. Matt Lauer Issues an Apology Statement, Correspondent Steve Kastenbaum (01:15). Bitcoin Plunges in Value, Bloomberg’s Tracy Johnke (03:45). More Senators Getting Onboard the Tax Reform Bill, CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy (05:25). New Federal Ad Campaign Warning of Opioids, WBZ’s Kendall Buhl (07:55). Sports, WBZ’s Adam Kaufman (11:30). American Airlines’ Pilot Scheduling Snafu, WBZ’s Ben Parker (13:35). How Weather Affects Personality, WBZ’s Carl Stevens (15:20). Join WBZ AM 1030 every day at 12:30 for Reporters Roundup.

Merrill Matthews joins us to talk about the latest with tax reform in Washington DC.Image credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

How will the proposed tax restructuring affect the “common man” (or woman)? Patty Lovera from Food & Water Watch talks about the history of tax cuts, trickle-down economics, how it affects the deficit… and you. The post Lovera: Tax Reform bill bad for the economy, and U.S. appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Bill and Mike got your Football Friday weekend kicked off with Al Franken Sexual Groping-Tax Reform Bill-Hatch VS Brown Senate Tax-Browns VS Jags-Cavs VS Clippers-Bucks VS Illinois-Weekend Movies-Kettle Kickoff

The Senate tax reform bill needs to be trashed. We need to be working with the bill out of Congress because it does more things to help business and taxpayers. The Senate bill needs to be shreaded.

The Senate tax reform bill needs to be trashed. We need to be working with the bill out of Congress because it does more things to help business and taxpayers. The Senate bill needs to be shreaded.

Tax Reform Bill in Congress We are talking about taxes today and specifically about the tax bills bouncing around in Congress. Now obviously these are a work in progress. And it is important to look at it from two perspectives- one what is good tax policy and two whether or not it is actually good for me and you. Listen to this podcast to learn what changes are on the new tax reform bill and how it will affect you. If you found this podcast useful visit our blog at http://whitecoatinvestor.com/ for more personal finance and investing information. Find an engaging and helpful community in our forum at http://whitecoatinvestor.com/forums/ This podcast is sponsored by SoFi, one of the world leaders in student loan refinancing. Do you know how easy it is to start saving money on your student loans by refinancing? SoFi offers a free online application to refinance. As the leading student loan refinancing provider in the country, they’ve already helped over ten thousand doctors save $46,086 on average on their student loans. They can help you too. There’s no obligation and no fees to apply. Take two minutes to see your new low student loan interest rate on SoFi and you could save tens of thousands of dollars on your student loans. As a member of the WCI community you’ll get $300 towards your student loan when you apply to refinance with SoFi. Now medical residents can refinance their student loans with SoFi too and pay just $100 a month during their training.

David Stewart and Jeremy Scott discuss the details of the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, highlighting the differences between the Senate and House bills. The modified mark of the Senate tax reform bill includes repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual healthcare mandate and would make tax cuts for individuals temporary.

Episode 198: This week on MoneyMD, Steve and John will help you think through eight questions that should set you on the path to a winning investment strategy. Also, learn about the newly released Republican tax legislation and how it may affect you and yours. 

American Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher Chair and CPA Kalena Bruce Joins Eric to discuss the details of the newly released tax reform bill.

David Stewart and Jeremy Scott discuss the House Republican tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1).

The House has released its version of the Tax Reform Bill. Terry Scruton takes a look at what’s in it with Jay Grimes of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office.

INTRO: 0:25   ACA Open Enrollment Travis is Sick Bevs Like These   BTH: 7:52 Starbucks Holiday Cup Anthony Rapp Speaks Out (CW: Sexual Assault/Abuse) Non-Smoker Vacation Iphone Brassiere Folder Fast and the Furious Beef   POLITICS ROUND-UP: 49:38 250 Million a Day Republican Tax Reform Bill Trump Re-Election Donna Brazile and the DNC Court Blocks Trans Ban Manafort Indicted Tidbits   WI-FIVE: 1:39:02   OUTRO: 1:40:37

After failing to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Trump and Republicans in both Houses of Congress want reform of another kind -- before Christmas. Will they be able to pass their tax cuts that soon? What's at stake for next year's elections?

Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar and Cory Johnson.u0010u0010GUEST:u0010Pamela Olsonu0010US Deputy Tax Leader & Washington National Tax Services Leaderu0010PwC u0010Discussing lots to like for Democrats to like in the GOP's tax reform bill. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar and Cory Johnson.u0010u0010GUEST:u0010Pamela Olsonu0010US Deputy Tax Leader & Washington National Tax Services Leaderu0010PwC u0010Discussing lots to like for Democrats to like in the GOP’s tax reform bill.

Updates from Washington D.C. on the Tax Reform Bill.

Update from D.C. on the Tax Reform Bill.

From federal land use reform to health care policy to helium regulation, the next couple of weeks are looking to be busy, and at times, contentious on Capitol Hill, particularly in the House. Taking center stage this week is tax policy, as we expect to get our first look at the Houses version of a comprehensive tax reform package. Loren Duggan, editorial director at Bloomberg Government, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin, with a preview of some of the items making their way toward the House floor.

The Senate has passed a budget that opens the door for Republicans to move forward with their tax plan, possibly in the coming week. Reporters Colleen Murphy, Kaustuv Basu, and Laura Davison spoke with Talking Tax host Matthew Beddingfield on Oct. 20 about GOP tax reform efforts, including what aspects of a tax bill have yet to be agreed on.