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Tax Bill 2017

The new tax plan could mean growth but if not, "then there's a problem"

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Dec 20, 2017
If the tax bill does not stimulate economic growth, then "all we've done is increase the national debt and the deficit. Growth is the key to this."
Congress passed the Republican tax plan on Dec. 20, 2017.
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A question for the tax plan: How will it help my business?

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 20, 2017
A business owner asks whether the tax plan is really going to help her or her company.
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, takes questions from the media after the House passed the tax overhaul bill Tuesday in the Capitol.
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Not everyone may be on board with the GOP's tax plan, but small businesses love it

by David Brancaccio
Dec 12, 2017
The president of the National Federation of Independent Business says the last time the mood was this upbeat was right before the Reagan expansion.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks about tax reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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What’s next for the tax bill?

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 4, 2017
The House and Senate will have to reconcile their tax bills, which have some key differences right now.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arriving for a rally to promote tax reform legislation with fellow Senate GOP leaders and representatives a few days prior to the Senate's passage of the tax bill. 
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The Senate tax bill has a health care throwback

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 14, 2017
A proposed amendment would end the Affordable Care Act's individual health insurance mandate.
Members of the Senate Finance Committee participate in a markup of the Republican tax reform proposal today in Washington, D.C.
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The US Chamber of Commerce won't let go of corporate tax cuts

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Nov 6, 2017
"If folks are going to stand in the way, then we are going to hold them accountable next November," Neil Bradley of the chamber says.
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee hold the first markup of the proposed GOP tax reform legislation in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill today.
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