Sean Moran

20 hours ago | businessandamerica.com | Sean Moran |Seán Moran

The House Ways and Means Committee held a 17-hour long hearing to discuss the merits of the “big, beautiful” bill that will extend the Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, secure the border, rein in wasteful spending, and more. Although Republicans successfully advanced the bill out of committee, it did leave a toll on some lawmakers. Videos have emerged of Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) falling asleep. In another case, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL ) fell asleep Wednesday morning.

1 day ago | breitbart.com | Sean Moran |Seán Moran

The Ways and Means Section of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill, which mainly handles taxes, would establish a five percent tax on remittance transfers; however, it would exempt remittance transfers from verified U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals. The provision would also provide a refundable tax credit for any excise taxes paid by taxpayers with valid Social Security numbers.

1 day ago | breitbart.com | Sean Moran |Seán Moran

Cotton introduced the Dismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science (DIPSS) Act, a bill that aims to restore the original intent of the CHIPS and Science Act to boost American high-tech and semiconductor manufacturing by eliminating DEI requirements. “The United States must work at breakneck speed to build up our STEM workforce. The focus must be on excellence and innovation, rather than burdensome, divisive DEI policies,” Cotton said in a statement. Sens.

2 days ago | breitbart.com | Sean Moran |Seán Moran

The House Agriculture Committee flagged its portion of the larger bill that would require states to cover a portion of the SNAP program, restrict eligibility for the benefit program, and block the federal government from increasing monthly benefits in the future. The committee will hold a meeting Tuesday afternoon and the panel hopes to advance it out of committee. The Republican-passed budget resolution tasked the House Agriculture Committee with finding at least $230 billion spending cuts.

2 days ago | breitbart.com | Sean Moran |Seán Moran

Joel Kaplan, the chief global affairs officer for Meta, said in a release that the company’s ad technologies have helped millions of businesses to reach new customers and grow. “In recent years, we’ve been improving the AI systems that power these tools to make them simpler and more efficient to use, and to ensure businesses get the best possible return for their ad dollars.