1. GOP Tax Blueprint to Propose Slashing Corporate, Individual Rates - via Politico
A Republican tax reform blueprint to be released this week is expected to call for slashing both corporate and individual tax rates, three sources familiar with the negotiations said, as details start to leak out on the highly anticipated plan.
The outline from top negotiators in Congress and the Trump administration, known collectively as the Big Six, will propose bringing the corporate rate down to 20 percent. The plan will also call for condensing individual tax brackets from seven to three, with the highest rate at 35 percent, down from the current 39.6 percent. Read more here...
That's costing American families, farmers, and small businesses between $158 MILLION and $465 MILLION a year!
2. Three Waivers States Can Use to Reduce The ObamaCare Mess - by Texas Policy Foundation via The Hill
ObamaCare has created a mess in healthcare. Care is less available, insurance is unaffordable, and the country is heading toward bankruptcy. With Washington hopelessly gridlocked, how can Americans get in to a doctor’s office before they die waiting in line?
There is a way to get relief from ObamaCare’s expensive mandates. States can apply for waivers, which temporarily and partially suspend federal health care regulations, allowing the states to design their own demonstration projects. Read more here...
Puerto Rico is in a dire state after Hurricane Maria. The island has lost all power even as a heat wave bakes it—and it may be months, not days or weeks, before electricity and services are restored. Meanwhile, the place's agriculture industry has been decimated. Recovery will require the island to import everything from lumber to food to fuel to medical supplies.
Unfortunately, a protectionist law may get in the way. The Jones Act—technically, the Merchant Marine Act of 1920—has had nasty financial impacts on trade to Puerto Rico and many other port cities and islands within the United States and its territories. Read more here...
Right now, there are 23 MILLION Americans who don’t have access to broadband Internet, just because of where they live. Connecting them to the Internet would help put more money in their pockets, create new American jobs, and further grow America’s economy.
Thankfully we can achieve all this by simply changing an FCC regulation. By getting the government out of the way and allowing the market to work, all of America will get better, faster, and cheaper broadband Internet.
That’s why FreedomWorks is asking you to contact these senators and urge them to support expanding America’s broadband Internet today. Take Action Here!
Jason Pye
Vice President of Legislative Affairs, FreedomWorks
Vice President of Legislative Affairs, FreedomWorks
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