On The Hill

Green Tax Extenders Package Released On Tuesday (Nov. 19), House Ways and Means Democrats rolled out a plan to extend multiple expired renewable energy tax breaks, create new ones, and expand other energy related credits. Chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Mike Thompson (D-CA) said the committee does not…

Impeachment hearings continued on Capitol Hill this week on Capitol Hill. Despite not being atop the cable news headlines, there was quite a bit of movement on the healthcare front as well, with the Senate HELP confirmation hearing of Dr. Stephen Hahn as Commissioner of the FDA, a hearing on Alzheimer’s in the Senate Finance…

Democrats Green Extenders Package Takes Shape On Tuesday (Nov. 19), House Ways and Means Democrats rolled out a plan to extend a variety of expired renewable energy tax breaks, create new ones, and expand others. House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) met Wednesday (Nov. 20) and…

Brouillette Nomination Hearing  On Thursday (Nov. 14), Dan Brouilltte, the nominee to succeed outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry, sat before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for questioning. Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said that it was her intention to move Brouillette through the nomination process as fast as possible. Brouilltte was previously confirmed by…

While the focus in Washington was primarily on the public impeachment hearings of President Trump, the relevant health care committees continued their business as usual with two hearings and a mark-up. The Trump administration released new transparency rules aimed at making it easier for consumers to learn how much hospitals charge health insurers. There have…

U.S. Chamber of Commerce responds to OECD’s ‘Unified Approach,’ Treasury ramps up to release new international tax rules, and House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) indicates movement on green energy tax extenders.   Chamber of Commerce Speaks on Global Digital Tax On Monday (Nov. 11), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to…

As the House voted to continue its impeachment inquiry into President Trump this week, numerous healthcare headlines emerged as well. Atop those headlines were Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR-02), the Ranking Member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, announcing he would not seek reelection and Senator/2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) releasing her full “Medicare…

Ross Expects China Deal by December  On Friday (Nov. 15), Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he expects the U.S. will agree to a trade deal with China before the next round of tariffs is set to kick-in on Dec. 15. Ross made the comments on Fox Business and said the deal was “down to the…

Two House Ways & Means markups this week headlined healthcare news, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing plan, H.R. 3, and H.R. 4742, which would impose a tax on nicotine used in vaping. Additionally, CMS Administrator Seema Verma made her first appearance before the House, where Energy & Commerce Committee Democrats grilled her for the administration’s…

Senate Rejects Democrat’s SALT Resolution On Wednesday (Oct. 23), the Senate voted against the Democrats’ resolution to restore the full State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction capped by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA).[1] The resolution was introduced by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and failed by a vote of 43-52. The…