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The passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in late 2017 was a legislative highlight for the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. In January 2019, Democrats will gain control of the House of Representatives. What’s next for tax policy over the next two years of divided government? Will Democrats attempt to walk back certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions? Will President Trump and congressional Republicans make good on their promise for “Tax Reform 2.0”? What are the prospects for a middle class tax cut? How do current and projected budget deficits affect these choices? This conference will forecast policymakers’ decisions in the wake of the midterm elections.

Speakers

• Former Senator John B. Breaux (D-LA), Senior Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs LLP
• William Gale, Co-Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @WilliamGale2
• Howard Gleckman, Senior Fellow, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @howard_gleckman
• Cathy Koch, Americas Tax Policy Leader, Ernst & Young; former Chief Policy Advisor to Senator Harry Reid; former Senate Finance Committee Tax Chief for Senator Max Baucus @CathyKochEY
• Mark Mazur, Robert C. Pozen Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @TaxPolicyCenter
• Mark Prater, Managing Director of Tax Policy Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers; former Chief Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
• Sandra Salstrom, Legislative Representative, American Federation of Government Employees; former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, US Treasury Department
• Tom West, former Tax Legislative Counsel, US Treasury Department

Event Materials

• Agenda
• Speaker Biographies

A light breakfast will be served at 9:00 a.m.

Please email your questions to events@brookings.edu.