RELEASE: Meadows Joins Rep. Davis Introducing Bill on Permanent Tax Relief for Families, Small Businesses Washington, D.C. – This week, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) joined Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) introducing H.R. 6760, the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act, which makes the individual tax cuts included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent. The bill is part of the Tax Reform 2.0 package introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday. The original tax reform bill, passed ...
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RELEASE: Rep. Meadows Sends Letter Urging Pro Family Provisions in Tax Reform 2.0 Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), along with 30 other cosigners, sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Kevin Brady (R-TX), urging House leadership to include pro-family provisions in Tax Reform 2.0. Rep. Meadows’ letter urges leadership include H.R. 5006, the “Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act,” in Tax Reform 2.0. The bill would help parents bet...
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RELEASE: Rep. Meadows Requests Immediate Repeal of Individual Mandate Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) has submitted a letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging Congress act now to repeal Obamacare's individual mandate beginning immediately. Last year, Congress included a repeal of the individual mandate’s tax penalty within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—but the repeal does not take effect until fiscal year 2019. Unfortunately, many Americans are under the impression that the ma...
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RELEASE: Meadows’ Statement on Tax Reform Vote Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mark Meadows released the following statement on the House’s passage of the Conference Report accompanying H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: “Today is a momentous day for America. The forgotten men and women of our country voted to elect President Trump and a Republican Congress to fix the broken tax code that taxes American people too highly, ships their jobs overseas, and directly undermines the fundamental principles that...
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RELEASE: Rep. Meadows’ Statement on Passage of House Tax Reform Bill, H.R. 1 Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: “Today, the House kept its promise to pass a historic tax reform proposal—and it’s a delivery that is long overdue. Moms, dads, small business owners, and working families across the country sent us to Congress to create a simpler and fairer tax code that grows our economy, works for American...
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http://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20171116/meadows-statement-on-passage-of-tax-cu... WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: “Today, the House kept its promise to pass a historic tax reform proposal—and it’s a delivery that is long overdue. “Moms, dads, small-business owners and working families across the country sent us to Congress to create a simpler and fairer tax code that grows our economy, works for A...
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RELEASE: Rep. Meadows on ABC This Week Washington, D.C. – On Sunday, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) appeared alongside Rep. Peter King (R-NY) on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos. The two members discussed the new GOP tax reform proposal, which is going through the committee amendment process beginning today. “It's a work in progress,” Meadows said, but “preliminary numbers look very good in terms of economic growth. As I have looked at this particular bill, it appears that we should be able ...
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House Freedom Caucus chairman says negotiations still needed Posted Nov 1, 2017 5:58 PM Lindsey McPherson @lindsemcpherson Rushed Tax-Writing Process Draws Few Complaints — For NowEleventh Hour Tax Hiccups for GOPProperty Tax Proposal Hasn’t Sealed Deal on ‘SALT’ Deduction House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell late Wednesday afternoon to discuss a tax overhaul and outline potential stumbling blocks, among other topics. “To suggest at this poin...
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RELEASE: Rep. Meadows’ Statement on Senate’s Passage of Tax Reform Bill Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of their own tax reform proposal. The House will vote Monday on whether to go to conference: “I applaud my friends and colleagues in the Senate for completing step 2 of 3 in the process of delivering tax reform. But now comes the final step. As we’ve all said before, this job is not done until a bill is placed on President Tr...
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The Beatles broke up. So, eventually, did Led Zeppelin. The biggest conservative caucus in Congress appears to be next. House conservatives are planning what National Journaldescribed as a “mass exodus” from the Republican Study Committee. The departing lawmakers complain that the RSC has stopped fighting for its founding principles– much like the Republican Party itself. Unlike the Beatles, the RSC isn’t going away. But dissatisfied conservatives are going to start a splinter group of their own...
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