Emily Brooks
Reporter at The Hill
Reporter for @thehill covering politics in the House of Representatives, mostly Republicans. [email protected]
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thehill.com | Emily Brooks
A young, well-connected think tank is at the center of Republicans’ efforts to reform Medicaid as part of President Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” — and the divide in the party about how far to go with cuts. Here’s one sign of the impact of Paragon Health Institute, founded in 2021 and led by former first Trump administration economic adviser Brian Blase: Metadata for a letter Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) put out this month advocating for controversial Medicaid reforms listed Blase as the author.
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4 days ago |
thehill.com | Emily Brooks
President Trump’s last-minute pitch to raise taxes on the highest-income Americans could be rewriting the conventional Republican political wisdom on the issue. The president has sent mixed messages publicly about where he stands on the policy, and whether he thinks it’s good politics — both recognizing the political perils of reneging on a promise to keep tax rates lower, while seeing the upside in neutralizing Democratic arguments and finding more revenue.
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4 days ago |
kark.com | Emily Brooks
The House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, on Friday evening released partial text for its portion of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” and scheduled a markup for the legislation for Tuesday at 2 p.m.Changes to the text are still possible before that Tuesday markup. “It’s not unusual for a revised version to be introduced as an amendment in the nature of a substitute,” a committee spokesperson said. This is a developing story and will be updated.
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Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) arrives for a meeting with House and Senate Republicans on the Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday, December 5, 2024.
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6 days ago |
thehill.com | Emily Brooks
Proposed reductions in federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are the latest flash point for Republicans as they work through sticking points on the “big beautiful bill” of President Trump’s legislative priorities. SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, are currently funded entirely by the federal government, while costs of administering it are split between the federal government and states that operate it.
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Ways and Means Committee has released TEXT of the TAX PORTION of the "BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL" (not necessarily full/final) Markup on Tuesday afternoon https://t.co/3eEcpsnQOi
A tax deal????
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