Brian Faler

Back in 2017, when Republicans pushed through their original tax cuts, one of their main goals was simplifying the code. Not this time. The word ‘simplification’ is rarely heard these days, with Republicans prepping a list of bespoke tax breaks. More: https://t.co/aL4pjjq0yK https://t.co/IvkiiBT14t

And more here on the tax brain drain that's been hitting the Hill, with a wave of influential aides leaving just as the tax debate heats up: https://t.co/bqD4cukpag https://t.co/16q94qa9vO

RT @mikedebonis: Big @Brian_Faler scoop on @SpeakerJohnson's new top tax aide. Will be huge player in budget/recon talks. https://t.co/Cps7…

Republicans, struggling to figure out a way to finance an extension of their expiring tax cuts, are turning up their noses at what some GOP vets could be a relatively easy way to save hundreds of billions of dollars. More here: https://t.co/P2jerclQ2Y https://t.co/i3IjTfdyvh

$4 Trillion? The price tag at the center of this year's tax debate is almost a year old and, if it were updated, it would likely be a lot higher. R's are fine using a musty number, but that presents D's with an opportunity to make mischief. More here: https://t.co/uVu6sscU45 https://t.co/SHGEwl16Kk

Republicans' "current baseline" gambit could create a big loophole in Congress's reconciliation process, one Democrats might later use to their own ends -- like expanding the child tax credit. More here: https://t.co/HxcCnDsOzM https://t.co/V2h5TF0pqg

House Republicans are assuming their budget will throw off a whopping $2.6 trillion in tax revenue through higher economic growth, an aggressive assumption that dwarfs what even many conservative-leaning economists say is likely. More here: https://t.co/UOeyv5Ffej https://t.co/0sh34TtuIl

Why a tax package that's paid for may be better for the economy -OR- Let's talk about the phenomenon known as "crowding out" More here: https://t.co/3EkLwlaW1i https://t.co/yYzL55XjcJ

GOPers are eyeing ways to get more of an economic bang out of their tax package. The problem: The provisions up for renewal are among the least growthiest parts of TCJA. More here on an unintended consequence of making all those biz breaks permanent: https://t.co/DAtQwBgKlW https://t.co/fEKBmaQlL6

How dawdling on their tax plans could cost Republicans hundreds of billions of dollars https://t.co/uctktr3Eej

Senate Democratic moderates to GOP: We want to work with you on extending TCJA, cutting spending and raising the debt ceiling -- and you won't need reconciliation. More here: https://t.co/NawY4h9XuX https://t.co/rrOKSyd8g0

“This was a field where you had industrial-strength fraud, so there will be a significant number of questions for the nominee on this topic." https://t.co/cdQNZPdFME