Brian Faler

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

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