Congressional delegation airs views at legislative summit
By Fred Knapp, Reporter/Producer, Nebraska Public Media Members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation had a chance to voice their opinions at an annual summit meeting hosted by the Lincoln, Omaha and state chambers of commerce Tuesday. One of the leading topics brought up by the business groups was how to deal [...]
U.S. Reps. Smith, Dingell introduce legislation to increase access to home-based health services
By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., has introduced bipartisan legislation meant to increase access to home-based health services and modernize Medicaid reimbursement. Smith introduced the Expanding Care in the Home Act on Tuesday with Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich. The legislation is meant to bring [...]
Biden’s IRS targets small businesses, families: Army of 87,000 agents must be defunded
More than 90% of audits on families and small businesses below $400,000 threshold. Op-Ed by By Steve Scalise and Adrian Smith, FoxBusiness For months, Republicans warned President Joe Biden’s push to hire 87,000 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents in the Inflation Act would pave the way for more audits on small businesses and families [...]
Clawing Back IRS Funding Is Just the Beginning for Agency Spending Reductions, House Republicans Say
The House on Monday voted to unwind an unprecedented spending surge at IRS and Republicans promised more such efforts are on the way. By Eric Katz, Government Executive House Republicans are pledging to use their new majority to identify agencies at which to slash budgets, pointing to their vote Monday [...]
In first act, GOP-controlled House takes aim at IRS funding
GOP demand could emerge again later this year to address debt limit and government funding By Laura Weiss, Roll Call The new Republican-controlled House passed a bill to claw back $71.5 billion in funding for the IRS that was part of Democrats’ climate, tax and health care reconciliation law last [...]