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Speaking to news outlets over the past 14 months, several sources have cast doubt on the Podesta Group's insistence that it was unaware the nature of its work warranted disclosure to the DOJ. (Creative Commons photo)
Beltway Confidential

The Podesta Group stands at the center of Putin lobbying and Democratic fundraising

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Casino magnate and GOP fundraiser Steve Wynn, who has business ties in the Chinese region of Macau, wrote President Trump to ask him to send dissident businessmen Guo Wengui back to China. Trump reportedly said yes, but was blocked from doing so by administration officials. (Calvin Sit/Bloomberg)
Beltway Confidential

China reportedly used US casino magnate and GOP fundraiser Steve Wynn to lobby Trump — and it almost worked

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While the interstate system has been in place for less than 60 years, municipal water systems have been in operation since the 1840s -- about 170 years. (iStock)
Infrastructure

Congress shouldn’t dictate how water pipes are rebuilt

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The National Association of Homebuilders, one of the biggest relevant trade groups, made a consequential decision this month. They voted not to insist on the preservation of the mortgage interest deduction. Instead, the homebuilders made the call to try to work with lawmakers on finding other ways to incentivize housing, while pursuing the goal of lower tax rates.
Economy

Housing lobby enters fray over tax reform

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The medical device tax was created to help fund Obamacare. It charges a 2.3 percent tax on the sale of certain medical devices such as pacemakers and imaging devices like MRIs. More low-tech devices such as surgical gloves and contact lenses do not pay the tax.
Healthcare

Insurers, device makers try to kill return of Obamacare taxes

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The health insurance lobby has broadly objected to President Trump's move to rollback subsidies Obamacare had authorized but Congress had never appropriated. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Beltway Confidential

Insurers, hospitals, doctor lobby freak out over Trump actions against Obamacare subsidies and regulations

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So far, the housing industry has split somewhat on the tax plan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Economy

Mortgage bankers support Republican tax plan

Joseph Lawler -
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There's a massive benefit to big corporations using their lobbying power to secure special tax breaks when a 35 percent rate looms over their head. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)
Beltway Confidential

Tax reform can finally drain the swamp by getting rid of lobbyists

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House Ways & Means Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, arrives for a news conference with the National Taxpayers Union and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Economy

Republicans mull compromise on biggest revenue-raiser for tax reform

Joseph Lawler -
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Freedom Partners, the free-market advocacy group affiliated with the Koch network, is set to name and shame industry groups that oppose tax reform or try to preserve specific tax breaks. (Screenshot)
Economy

Freedom Partners to call out business groups for opposing tax reform

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