Insights — Plurus Strategies

Status Check on Tax Reform

With the Senate working late into Saturday morning, here’s the latest on where things stand on tax reform and the end of the year negotiations.

Claire WashburnDecember 4, 2017tax reform, litke, leiter, spanjich, CR, continuing resolution, budget, daca

All Eyes on Tax Reform as We Head to Year’s End

Now that Congress is back in town, it’s all eyes on tax reform as we head to the end of the year. However, we wouldn’t put it past the GOP to try to wrap up the FY18 appropriations process while there are so many distractions.

Claire WashburnNovember 27, 2017litke, Leiter, spanjich, Tax, Tax reform, tax code, appropriations, budget, fy18, Affordable Care Act, ACA, individual mandate, corporate tax rate, ANWR, senate finance committee

Enjoy Thanksgiving Because You May Not Be Home for Christmas!

With Congress in recess, we wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving, all the more because of the intense end of the year to do list that may keep us here over Christmas.

David LeiterNovember 20, 2017Thanksgiving, recess, congress, administration, senate, house, senate finance committee, Senate Banking Committee, christmas, tax reform, healthcare, cr, appropriatons, fy18, budget, sequestration, ndaa, litke, leiter, spanjich, trump, gop, republicans, democrat, border wall, daca, dreamers, immigration, debt limit, disaster relief, flood insurance, alabama senate, thankful

An Ambitious Schedule for Tax Reform

It has been over thirty years since the last major reform of the federal tax code, and congressional Republicans believe the time has come to push a tax package across the finish line. It’s going to be a big week for tax reform.

Claire WashburnNovember 13, 2017litke, leiter, spanjich, tax reform, tax cut, senate, house, trump, administration, salt, expensing, finance, ways and means, energy and natural resources, tax code, ndaa, nominations, CR

Update on Nominations: Progress, but is a Rule Change Possible?

As Majority Leader McConnell tries to bring additional nominations to the floor, could building GOP frustration open the door to a rule change that would limit Democrats’ ability to slow down the confirmation process?