House Ways and Means Committee advances tax reform bill
WASHINGTON- The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday voted to advance the tax reform bill Republican lawmakers crafted in conjunction with the Trump Administration.
The committee approved the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in a 24-16 vote.
Markup began on Monday and since that time contentious debate ensued as members debated numerous amendments.
A floor vote is expected as early as next week.
Also on Thursday, key provisions of the Senate version of the tax reform bill began to leak out, revealing contrasts on state and local tax deductions as well as other issues.
This article is republished with permission from Talk Media News
Bryan is an award-winning political journalist who has extensive experience covering Congress and Maryland state government.
His work includes coverage of the election of Donald Trump, the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and attorneys general William Barr and Jeff Sessions-as well as that of the Maryland General Assembly, Gov. Larry Hogan, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bryan has broken stories involving athletic and sexual assault scandals with the Baltimore Post-Examiner.
His original UMBC investigation gained international attention, was featured in People Magazine and he was interviewed by ABC’s “Good Morning America” and local radio stations. Bryan broke subsequent stories documenting UMBC’s omission of a sexual assault on their daily crime log and a federal investigation related to the university’s handling of an alleged sexual assault.