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February 18, 2021 LETTER: 11 Million Tax Return Backlog Threatens Americans’ 2020 Tax Filings

Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Members Call on IRS Commissioner to Provide Plan to Address Unprocessed Returns American taxpayers could…

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February 12, 2021 There is Good News on Vaccines. It Could Get Even Better with This Bill.

The good news: The Biden Administration announced today that the United States was able to secure an additional 200 million…

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February 12, 2021 Day Two: Democrats Continue to Reject GOP Efforts to Crush Virus and Reopen Main Street

In the second day of debate in the Ways and Means Committee on President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion “stimulus” package,…

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February 11, 2021 Democrats Say No to Bipartisan Fixes to Help Crush Virus, Reopen Economy

Partisan Process over Bipartisan Success Fighting the Virus: 2020: Republicans and Democrats worked together on fivebills to achieve $3.5 trillion…

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February 10, 2021 Brady: This nearly $2 trillion “stimulus” package is neither targeted nor a stimulus.

WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following remarks at…

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February 10, 2021 Crush COVID, Reopen the Economy, but Dems Say No

Hours into a mark-up of the first day of hearing, Democrats are continuing to reject good-faith amendments offered by Republicans…

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February 09, 2021 Brady: Democrats’ Partisan Bill Doesn’t Focus on Virus or Jobs

WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after…

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February 09, 2021 Brady, W&M GOP Ask Biden Administration to Offer Jobs Estimate on COVID Plan

WASHINGTON – President Biden is insistent that Congress must spend close to $2 trillion in further stimulus in response to…

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February 05, 2021 Bipartisan Consensus: Biden’s Stimulus Proposal Needs More Targeting

Despite an unprecedented push for a $1.9 trillion bill on purely partisan grounds, the bipartisan consensus is that the Biden…

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