Nancy Pelosi

Congress's Fiscal Drama Isn't What It Seems

Welcome to Fall. The season where, predicably, the weather gets cooler, the leaves change color, and Congress puts on its annual fiscal crisis. This year,...

September 24, 2021Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Would Stimulus Payments Have Been Bigger If Trump And Democrats Called Them Tax Relief?

One of the very oddest things about the bizarre debate over whether to increase the latest round of direct government payments from $600 per person...

January 5, 2021Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

There Will Be No Showdown Over The Next COVID-19 Stimulus Bill. Pelosi Already Won.

Looking forward to the great partisan battle over the next COVID-19 relief bill? You may be disappointed. Nancy Pelosi already has won.

July 28, 2020Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Washington’s Theater of Infrastructure: The Trick Is To Get The Joke

Yesterday was a classic example of Washington theater at its best. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer left a White House...

May 1, 2019Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Why Do House Democrats Want To Limit Their Ability To Raise Revenue?

House Democrats are developing new rules to govern their legislative deliberations when they take control of the House in January. One is awful.

November 30, 2018Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Nation’s Partisan Divide Is Infecting Tax Policy

“Don’t tax me, don’t tax thee, tax that fella behind the tree.” This bit of doggerel, attributed to the late Senate Finance Committee Chairman Russell...

May 30, 2018Howard Gleckman

: TaxVox

Taxes: To Be Considered, Rejected, or Collected

The White House plans to release its budget on February 2. It would be the first time since 2010 that the Administration would meet the deadline for the roll-out. The Hill reports that the OMB hopes such timeliness will restore some discipline to an old and broken-down process . Broken down perhaps

January 9, 2015Renu Zaretsky

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Five Reasons Why the Deficit Super Committee Failed

To the surprise of few , Congress’ super committee is on the brink of failure--unable to agree on $1.2 trillion in budget savings as required...

November 21, 2011Howard Gleckman