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Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "The need to provide our military with adequate, predictable funding to meet multiple security threats is clear"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Across the country and a variety of different industries, workers, including many in #Kentucky, are receiving significant bonuses, permanent pay raises, more generous retirement contributions, and other benefits thanks to the #TaxCutsandJobsAct."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Why can't the GOP come to a budget agreement? Surely my Republican friends can't be concerned about the deficit, not after adding over $1.5 trillion in red ink to give a tax break to the richest Americans & the biggest corporations."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Thanks to @POTUS signing the #TaxCutsandJobsAct, over 1,000,000 Americans are already seeing the benefits, and there's more to come..."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Did you know @realDonaldTrump's administration would rather spend $18B on a wall than: -upgrade border surveillance aircraft, -hire new CBP officers, -fund video surveillance with infrared cameras? Remember when he said Mexico would pay for the wall?"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 8, 2018
Like the Status Quo on Taxes? I Don't.
Rep. Scott Perry
Jan. 8, 2018
The Economic Boost
Rep. Tom Cole
Jan. 8, 2018
Wyden, Neal Question Political Manipulation at IRS, Seek to Prevent Hardworking Americans from Getting Hit with Massive Tax Bill
Rep. Richard Neal, ...
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "It speaks volumes that this Republican-controlled Congress spent the last months of 2017 giving tax breaks to massive corporations and the wealthiest instead of taking care of the health needs of children and families."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. David Kautte, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy and Acting Commissioner - Prevent Hardworking Americans from Getting Hit with Massive Tax Bill
Rep. Richard Neal, ...
Jan. 8, 2018
Lawmakers File Amicus Brief Against Sessions' Efforts To Block Byrne-JAG Funds From American Cities
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 8, 2018
Statement from Congressman Boyle on the Opening of the Second Session of the 115th Congress
Rep. Brendan Boyle
Jan. 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee - Increased Port Security Funding
Rep. Scott Peters, ...
Jan. 8, 2018
Sen. Cruz: Middle Class Families Deserve Permanent Tax Cuts
Sen. Ted Cruz
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Since fiscal year 2013, discretionary defense spending has been cut by $85 billion more than discretionary non-defense spending. This might sound like an abstract distinction. But it has very real, tangible consequences for our national security."Since fiscal year 2013, discretionary defense spending has been cut by $85 billion more than discretionary non-defense spending. This might sound like an abstract distinction. But it has very real, tangible consequences for our national security."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Lower tax rates will mean less money withheld for the IRS and more take-home pay for hardworking Americans."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "According to the Farm Bureau Federation, 93% of U.S. farms file taxes through the individual code. Thanks to the #TaxCutAndJobsAct, it will be easier for farm families in #Kentucky and around the country to invest in new capital equipment and recover their costs."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Natural disasters have caused a record-setting amount of damage in the U.S. this year. There's no denying that climate change will cost the U.S. trillions more in the next decade and that we have a financial and national security reason to act."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018
Gov. Ricketts to Propose Pro-Life Initiative
Sen. Pete Ricketts
Jan. 8, 2018
Sen. Cruz: Middle Class Families Deserve Permanent Tax Cuts
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Back in Washington ready to get to work. Our MUST DO this week: make sure we support the men & women in uniform AND fund the programs American families rely on."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Thanks to the #TaxCutAndJobsAct, businesses throughout America are taking advantage of more competitive tax rates and passing the savings along to their workers."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 6, 2018
Gottheimer, Murphy Offer Tax Cut Plan
Rep. Josh Gottheimer
Jan. 6, 2018
Remarks by President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker Paul Ryan After Congressional Republican Leadership Retreat
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Jan. 5, 2018
Pelosi Statement on December Jobs Report
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Why do Senate Ds slow walk disaster relief (for Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas and the West) plus defense needs in order to force a DACA deal? We are negotiating in good faith on DACA and will beat the deadline if Ds do so as well; no need to abandon USG's other responsibilities."
Sen. John Cornyn
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "THREAD: @realDonaldTrump, that border wall funding you are asking for (again) could do so much more good in other places . #NoWall"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "According to @taxreformer, 1 million Americans will receive bonuses because of the #TaxCutsAndJobsAct. Tax reform became law just two weeks ago, and many Americans are already seeing the benefits."
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Latest White House demand on immigration: $18 billion for a border wall. Outrageous. President Trump has said he may need a good government shutdown to get his wall. With this demand, he seems to be heading in that direction."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "All of these and more would do a far better job of improving the everyday lives of American families than your ineffective & immoral wall. No thanks. #NoWall"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Hoyer Statement on December Jobs Report
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Increase @StateDept funding"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Make a meaningful step towards saving pensions for some of the millions of Americans whose retirement savings are at risk"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
1 Million Americans Receive Bonuses After Tax Reform Passage
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Give a helping hand to communities devastated by #wildfires 44 replies 101 retweets 814 likes"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Another one of the many, many, many reasons Congress must pass a disaster aid package that treats all states & territories -like #PuertoRico- fairly, giving the people necessary relief."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 4, 2018
Cedar Rapids Gazette - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Means New Opportunities
Sen. Joni Ernst
Jan. 4, 2018
Democratic Health Leaders Raise Concerns about Undermining Comprehensive Health Care
Rep. Bobby Scott, ...
Jan. 4, 2018
Cheers to a New Year and a New Tax Code
Sen. Steve Daines, ...
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "New graphic from @SenateRPC: Employees are getting a pay raise thanks to GOP and @realDonaldTrump #TaxRelief plan."
Sen. John Barrasso
Jan. 4, 2018
Meng Hails FEMA Policy Change that Will Allow Houses of Worship to Receive Federal Disaster Funds
Rep. Grace Meng
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "I know that colleagues on both sides of the aisle are eager to find a long-term solution for the Children's Health Insurance Program. Five years, full reauthorization. Let's get this done for working families."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "For many Americans, life is nowhere near back to normal. It's time to complete our work on the supplemental disaster relief legislation to help those hurt by the crippling hurricanes and wildfires."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Letter to Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - As Frigid Temperatures Set In, Massachusetts Delegation Calls for Immediate Release of Vital Home Heating Assistance Funding
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "I'm optimistic that we can begin 2018 with a bipartisan, 2 year funding agreement that meets several critically-important objectives. To begin with, any agreement must provide our armed forces with the resources they need to fulfill their missions."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
I Never Get Tired of Winning
Rep. Steve Scalise
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "We must set aside the misguided notion that defense spending needs to be matched $-for-$ by new non-defense spending."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "Nothing about defense spending needs to be partisan. During the Obama Administration, Defense Secretaries Panetta, Hagel, and Carter all similarly warned that sequestration cuts would handicap our men and women in uniform."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "Our men and women in uniform are doing their job. Our job is to give them the resources they require."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "AAF: It is now clear that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will frame the politics of choosing the policy agenda for 2018 and beyond. The attacks by progressives are also already clear; they will argue that TCJA is the source of budget deficits and rising debt. This is nonsense"
Sen. John Cornyn
Date
Title
Politician
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "The need to provide our military with adequate, predictable funding to meet multiple security threats is clear"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Across the country and a variety of different industries, workers, including many in #Kentucky, are receiving significant bonuses, permanent pay raises, more generous retirement contributions, and other benefits thanks to the #TaxCutsandJobsAct."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Why can't the GOP come to a budget agreement? Surely my Republican friends can't be concerned about the deficit, not after adding over $1.5 trillion in red ink to give a tax break to the richest Americans & the biggest corporations."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Thanks to @POTUS signing the #TaxCutsandJobsAct, over 1,000,000 Americans are already seeing the benefits, and there's more to come..."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Did you know @realDonaldTrump's administration would rather spend $18B on a wall than: -upgrade border surveillance aircraft, -hire new CBP officers, -fund video surveillance with infrared cameras? Remember when he said Mexico would pay for the wall?"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 8, 2018
Like the Status Quo on Taxes? I Don't.
Rep.Scott Perry
Jan. 8, 2018
The Economic Boost
Rep.Tom Cole
Jan. 8, 2018
Wyden, Neal Question Political Manipulation at IRS, Seek to Prevent Hardworking Americans from Getting Hit with Massive Tax Bill
Rep.Richard Neal, ...
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "It speaks volumes that this Republican-controlled Congress spent the last months of 2017 giving tax breaks to massive corporations and the wealthiest instead of taking care of the health needs of children and families."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. David Kautte, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy and Acting Commissioner - Prevent Hardworking Americans from Getting Hit with Massive Tax Bill
Rep.Richard Neal, ...
Jan. 8, 2018
Lawmakers File Amicus Brief Against Sessions' Efforts To Block Byrne-JAG Funds From American Cities
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 8, 2018
Statement from Congressman Boyle on the Opening of the Second Session of the 115th Congress
Rep.Brendan Boyle
Jan. 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee - Increased Port Security Funding
Rep.Scott Peters, ...
Jan. 8, 2018
Sen. Cruz: Middle Class Families Deserve Permanent Tax Cuts
Sen.Ted Cruz
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Since fiscal year 2013, discretionary defense spending has been cut by $85 billion more than discretionary non-defense spending. This might sound like an abstract distinction. But it has very real, tangible consequences for our national security."Since fiscal year 2013, discretionary defense spending has been cut by $85 billion more than discretionary non-defense spending. This might sound like an abstract distinction. But it has very real, tangible consequences for our national security."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Lower tax rates will mean less money withheld for the IRS and more take-home pay for hardworking Americans."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "According to the Farm Bureau Federation, 93% of U.S. farms file taxes through the individual code. Thanks to the #TaxCutAndJobsAct, it will be easier for farm families in #Kentucky and around the country to invest in new capital equipment and recover their costs."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Natural disasters have caused a record-setting amount of damage in the U.S. this year. There's no denying that climate change will cost the U.S. trillions more in the next decade and that we have a financial and national security reason to act."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018
Gov. Ricketts to Propose Pro-Life Initiative
Sen.Pete Ricketts
Jan. 8, 2018
Sen. Cruz: Middle Class Families Deserve Permanent Tax Cuts
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Back in Washington ready to get to work. Our MUST DO this week: make sure we support the men & women in uniform AND fund the programs American families rely on."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Thanks to the #TaxCutAndJobsAct, businesses throughout America are taking advantage of more competitive tax rates and passing the savings along to their workers."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 6, 2018
Gottheimer, Murphy Offer Tax Cut Plan
Rep.Josh Gottheimer
Jan. 6, 2018
Remarks by President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker Paul Ryan After Congressional Republican Leadership Retreat
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Jan. 5, 2018
Pelosi Statement on December Jobs Report
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Why do Senate Ds slow walk disaster relief (for Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas and the West) plus defense needs in order to force a DACA deal? We are negotiating in good faith on DACA and will beat the deadline if Ds do so as well; no need to abandon USG's other responsibilities."
Sen.John Cornyn
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "THREAD: @realDonaldTrump, that border wall funding you are asking for (again) could do so much more good in other places . #NoWall"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "According to @taxreformer, 1 million Americans will receive bonuses because of the #TaxCutsAndJobsAct. Tax reform became law just two weeks ago, and many Americans are already seeing the benefits."
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Latest White House demand on immigration: $18 billion for a border wall. Outrageous. President Trump has said he may need a good government shutdown to get his wall. With this demand, he seems to be heading in that direction."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "All of these and more would do a far better job of improving the everyday lives of American families than your ineffective & immoral wall. No thanks. #NoWall"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Hoyer Statement on December Jobs Report
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Increase @StateDept funding"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Make a meaningful step towards saving pensions for some of the millions of Americans whose retirement savings are at risk"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
1 Million Americans Receive Bonuses After Tax Reform Passage
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Give a helping hand to communities devastated by #wildfires 44 replies 101 retweets 814 likes"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "Another one of the many, many, many reasons Congress must pass a disaster aid package that treats all states & territories -like #PuertoRico- fairly, giving the people necessary relief."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 4, 2018
Cedar Rapids Gazette - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Means New Opportunities
Sen.Joni Ernst
Jan. 4, 2018
Democratic Health Leaders Raise Concerns about Undermining Comprehensive Health Care
Rep.Bobby Scott, ...
Jan. 4, 2018
Cheers to a New Year and a New Tax Code
Sen.Steve Daines, ...
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "New graphic from @SenateRPC: Employees are getting a pay raise thanks to GOP and @realDonaldTrump #TaxRelief plan."
Sen.John Barrasso
Jan. 4, 2018
Meng Hails FEMA Policy Change that Will Allow Houses of Worship to Receive Federal Disaster Funds
Rep.Grace Meng
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "I know that colleagues on both sides of the aisle are eager to find a long-term solution for the Children's Health Insurance Program. Five years, full reauthorization. Let's get this done for working families."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "For many Americans, life is nowhere near back to normal. It's time to complete our work on the supplemental disaster relief legislation to help those hurt by the crippling hurricanes and wildfires."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Letter to Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - As Frigid Temperatures Set In, Massachusetts Delegation Calls for Immediate Release of Vital Home Heating Assistance Funding
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "I'm optimistic that we can begin 2018 with a bipartisan, 2 year funding agreement that meets several critically-important objectives. To begin with, any agreement must provide our armed forces with the resources they need to fulfill their missions."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
I Never Get Tired of Winning
Rep.Steve Scalise
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "We must set aside the misguided notion that defense spending needs to be matched $-for-$ by new non-defense spending."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "Nothing about defense spending needs to be partisan. During the Obama Administration, Defense Secretaries Panetta, Hagel, and Carter all similarly warned that sequestration cuts would handicap our men and women in uniform."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "Our men and women in uniform are doing their job. Our job is to give them the resources they require."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 4, 2018
Tweet - "AAF: It is now clear that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will frame the politics of choosing the policy agenda for 2018 and beyond. The attacks by progressives are also already clear; they will argue that TCJA is the source of budget deficits and rising debt. This is nonsense"
Sen.John Cornyn
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