Jonathan Tamari

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Jonathan Tamari |Maeve Sheehey |Erin Durkin |Jack Fitzpatrick |Skye Witley |Oma Seddiq | +3 more

GOP Senators objected to key tax, Medicaid provisionsUpper chamber has less concern for SALT tax deductionNow the Senate has its say. After House Republicans spent weeks piecing together the massive tax and border package that advanced out of the chamber Thursday morning, senators immediately made it clear that for them, it’s just a starting point. “The Senate’s going to want to put its own stamp on this,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) put it more stridently.

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Jonathan Tamari |Maeve Sheehey |Erin Durkin |Jack Fitzpatrick

Now the Senate has its say. After House Republicans spent weeks piecing together the massive tax and border package that advanced out of the chamber Thursday morning, senators immediately made it clear that for them, it’s just a starting point. “The Senate’s going to want to put its own stamp on this,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) put it more stridently. “The House bill’s based on rhetoric,” Johnson said.

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Skye Witley |Jonathan Tamari |Ken Tran

More-Tax-Breaks-Less-Medicaid Bill Inches ForwardFirst, the bottom line: the combo package of tax cuts, debt limit increase, and squeeze on Medicaid and other federal spending is no longer stalled. It’s also not yet in its final form and there’s still no agreement on doing better for high-tax states on the so-called SALT federal tax deduction. “There’s a lot more work to do.

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Jonathan Tamari

After John Fetterman won a dramatic Senate race in 2022, his political research team reviewed potential vulnerabilities and flagged one concern that now sounds prescient. A pile of anecdotes, news stories, and data points suggested that Fetterman had often been absent from his two earlier public offices, according to three former aides with direct knowledge of the review, which has not previously been reported. The senator’s incoming staff knew they had to keep him active.

3 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Jonathan Tamari

David L. Cohen, the previous US Ambassador to Canada, credits new Prime Minister Mark Carney with a strong start resetting the country’s relationship with President Donald Trump. That’s partly why Cohen, a former Comcast executive and ambassador during the Biden administration, remains optimistic about the countries’ friendship, and an eventual cooling off in their trade war.