Tag: Joseph Lawler

"After careful reflection and in light of the Speaker's wish for me to continue this important role, I have decided to remain Chairman of the House IntelligenceÂ Committee."Â (AP File Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Two-man race for Ways & Means chair

Joseph Lawler · October 29, 2015 10:14 pm

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz's plan for overhauling the federal tax code would be a $3.6 trillion tax cut, according to an analysis by the Tax Foundation.Â (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cruz plan would be a $3.6 trillion tax cut

Joseph Lawler · October 29, 2015 2:55 pm

The Commerce Department issues the first of three estimates of how the U.S. economy performed in the July-September quarter on Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Economic growth slows to 1.5 percent in the third quarter

Joseph Lawler · October 29, 2015 12:33 pm

Texas senator Ted Cruz called for money tied to gold Wednesday night, issuing a damning condemnation of the Federal Reserve's management of monetary policy. (AP Photo)

Ted Cruz calls for monetary policy tied to gold

Joseph Lawler · October 29, 2015 2:10 am

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to a conference of bankers and financial leaders. Doubts are rising that the Fed will start raising rates before next year from the record lows where they've stood since 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Fed’s zero interest-rate policy stretches into seventh year

Joseph Lawler · October 28, 2015 6:34 pm

Rep. Ann Wagner, R Mo., joins other Republican House Members as they call on Senate Democrats to "come back to work" on the Senate Steps of the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

House OKs bill to stop Obama crackdown on financial adviser kickbacks

Joseph Lawler · October 27, 2015 10:56 pm

Lawmakers are pushing to finalize a sweeping deal to fund the federal government before Speaker John Â Boehner leaves Congress at the end of this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Budget office: Deal would boost deficit

Joseph Lawler · October 27, 2015 6:36 pm

During the Twitter chat, Jason Furman suggested that the administration's priority in tax reform is protecting tax credits aimed at alleviated poverty and promoting work. (AP Photo)Â

White House: Budget deal would create 500,000 jobs

Joseph Lawler · October 27, 2015 3:16 pm

Since March, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has used accounting measures to free up borrowing authority to pay the government's bills. He has warned that he will run out of such measures by Nov. 3.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Deal would suspend debt ceiling until after 2017 inauguration

Joseph Lawler · October 27, 2015 1:41 pm

Economists Bruce Meyer and Nikolas Mittag wroteÂ in a working paper published Monday that theÂ census survey used to calculate poverty and the poverty rate is affected by widespread underreporting of use of government anti-poverty programs. (AP Photo)

Study: Census severely overstates U.S. poverty

Joseph Lawler · October 26, 2015 4:44 pm

"To advance Speaker Ryan's pro-growth agenda we need a pro-growth conservative Ways and Means chairman who has a proven record of working successfully with House Republicans of all philosophies to advance tax reform, entitlement reform and free trade," saidÂ Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas. (AP file photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Texas lawmaker running to replace Ryan on Ways and Means

Joseph Lawler · October 26, 2015 2:26 pm

Three Republicans are likely to run to replace Rep. Paul Ryan as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee: Pat Tiberi of Ohio, Kevin Brady of Texas and Devin Nunes of California. (AP Photo)

Meet the three Republicans likely to vie for Ryan’s Ways and Means gavel

Joseph Lawler · October 25, 2015 4:01 am