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Jan. 14, 2022
Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS -SWALWELL LEADS DEMOCRATS IN PUSHING FOR IRS TO RESOLVE TAX RETURN BACKLOG
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, ...
Jan. 14, 2022
Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congresswoman Stansbury Calls on IRS to Resolve Tax Return Backlog
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Pressley, Clark Tour Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Call for Build Back Better Act Passage and Extension of Child Tax Credit
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Dec. 20, 2021
Clark, Pressley Tour Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Call for Build Back Better Act Passage and Extension of the Child Tax Credit
Rep. Katherine Clark
Dec. 16, 2021
Tweet - "We know the #ChildTaxCredit is working -- already it's reducing childhood poverty & hunger. We must extend it. AND make it permanent."
Rep. Katherine Clark
Dec. 1, 2021
Pressley Calls Out GOP Hypocrisy, Lies About Build Back Better Act, Corrects Record on Economic Benefits of Historic Bill
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Nov. 23, 2021
Ahead of Thanksgiving, Child Tax Credit Puts $264.1 Million in Tax Cuts Back in Massachusetts' Families Pockets
Rep. Lori Trahan
Nov. 19, 2021
MOULTON STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
Rep. Seth Moulton
Nov. 18, 2021
In Advance of Build Back Better Act Vote, Trahan Offers Call with Mother to Convince GOP Members
Rep. Lori Trahan
Oct. 26, 2021
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Prevent the Biggest, Most Profitable Corporations from Paying Nothing in Federal Taxes
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Oct. 26, 2021
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 26, 2021
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - Transcript: Interview with Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 22, 2021
Tweet - "Our message to the American people: we see you. We see your struggles and we're answering your calls for progress with lower costs and fairness in our tax code and in our economy. #BuildBackBetter"
Rep. Katherine Clark
Oct. 20, 2021
Senator Markey Blasts Second Republican Filibuster of Voting Rights Legislation
Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 19, 2021
At Hearing, Warren Calls Out Bank Lobbyists for Defending Wealthy Tax Cheats
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 19, 2021
ICYMI: Warren Slams Bank Lobbyists, Republicans for Defending Wealthy Tax Cheats While Hard Working Americans Pay Their Fair Share
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sept. 15, 2021
Neal Applauds Committee Advancement of Build Back Better Act
Rep. Richard Neal
Sept. 15, 2021
Trahan Votes to Advance Build Back Better Act Provisions Key for Massachusetts Families' Recovery
Rep. Lori Trahan
Sept. 14, 2021
Trahan Highlights $33.7 Million in Child Tax Credit Payments Delivered to Third District Families in August
Rep. Lori Trahan
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to Richard Neal, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Approval of the Build Back Better international tax proposals
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "A two-cent #WealthTax--with a few pennies more for the billionaires--on the richest 100,000 U.S. households would raise about $3 trillion over the next decade. It's supported by 68 percent of the country, including a majority of Republicans. Let's make it happen."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Aug. 26, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget; Hon. Bernie Sanders, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget; Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means; and Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance - Urging House and Senate Leadership to Make Historic Health Care Affordability Expansion Permanent in Budget Reconciliation Package
Rep. Lori Trahan, ...
Aug. 14, 2021
Tweet - "The #AmericanRescuePlan is working -- stopping hunger and helping parents recover and rebuild. That's what's possible when we put the needs of families front and center in Washington! Now let's make this lifeline permanent. #ChildTaxCredit"
Rep. Katherine Clark
Aug. 12, 2021
The Washington Post - How to Fix Our Rigged Tax System
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Aug. 11, 2021
Senator Markey Announces Legislation To Create Offshore Wind Manufacturing Tax Credits, Cultivate Robust Domestic Offshore Wind Supply Chain
Sen. Ed Markey
Aug. 9, 2021
Senators Warren and King, Representative Beyer Announce Legislation To Prevent The Biggest And Most Profitable Corporations From Paying Nothing In Federal Taxes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Aug. 4, 2021
Neal Statement on Latest Filing in Tax Returns Lawsuit
Rep. Richard Neal
Aug. 1, 2021
Justice Department Ignored Democrats' Intention to Publicize Trump Tax Returns
Rep. Richard Neal
July 30, 2021
Neal Statement on Developments in Tax Returns Case
Rep. Richard Neal
July 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American
Rep. Lori Trahan, ...
July 15, 2021
Neal Applauds First Round of Monthly Advance Child Tax Credit Payments
Rep. Richard Neal
July 15, 2021
Congresswoman Trahan Promotes First Day of Expanded Child Tax Credit Payments at Merrimack Valley Food Bank
Rep. Lori Trahan
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "The richest of the richest are paying nothing or next to nothing in taxes and laughing in the faces of hard-working Americans who pay what they owe. Let's get to the bottom of this and make the ultra-rich pitch in a fair share."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "We can end child poverty. And we're starting with the #ChildTaxCredit."
Rep. Katherine Clark
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "We need a #WealthTax to start to level the playing field here."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
July 12, 2021
Tweet - "Our tax code has been written by and for the lobbyists of billionaires and giant corporations. Now is the moment to make them pay a fair share."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
July 11, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats are giving American families a tax cut. And when Republicans had their chance, they gave a tax cut to corporations and the very wealthiest. The difference couldn't be clearer. #ChildTaxCredit #AmericanRescuePlan"
Rep. Katherine Clark
July 1, 2021
Tweet - "Millions of women can't go back to work because of child care. Our climate is changing more and more rapidly. Billionaires and giant corporations manipulate our tax laws to pay nothing or next to nothing. We can't move our country forward without tackling these crises head on."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 29, 2021
Tweet - "Our tax laws work great for billionaire grifters who pay next to nothing. They just don't work for everyone else who has to pick up the tab. I'll keep fighting to level the playing field with a #WealthTax, a Real Corporate Profits Tax, and a crackdown on wealthy tax cheats."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 28, 2021
Tweet - "By getting out of paying taxes, billionaires and giant corporations have been riding the backs of hardworking families. The American people know they're getting the wrong end of the deal. We must make the rich and powerful pay their fair share."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 28, 2021
Rep. Lynch Announces Child Tax Credits to Help Over 70% of Children in MA-08 and Will Be Distributed to Families Next Month
Rep. Stephen Lynch
June 24, 2021
Check Your Eligibility
Rep. Seth Moulton
June 24, 2021
Child Tax Credit
Rep. Jake Auchincloss
June 21, 2021
Congressman Neal Celebrates Child Tax Credit at Square One
Rep. Richard Neal
June 21, 2021
Tweet - "The #AmericanRescuePlan expanded the child tax credit. The #AmericanFamiliesPlan will make the expansion permanent. Let's. Get. It. Done. #ChildTaxCreditAwarenessDay"
Rep. Katherine Clark
June 18, 2021
Tweet - "Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world. His net worth is nearly $195 billion dollars. But his salary is about the same as the average public school teacher in Massachusetts: $80,000. Taxing income alone won't make him pay his fair share. It's time for a #WealthTax."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 16, 2021
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Warren, Hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 14, 2021
Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, ...
June 8, 2021
Chairman Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the President's Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget with the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra
Rep. Richard Neal
June 6, 2021
Neal Touts Success of the American Rescue Plan
Rep. Richard Neal
Date
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Politician
Jan. 14, 2022
Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS -SWALWELL LEADS DEMOCRATS IN PUSHING FOR IRS TO RESOLVE TAX RETURN BACKLOG
Rep.Jake Auchincloss, ...
Jan. 14, 2022
Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congresswoman Stansbury Calls on IRS to Resolve Tax Return Backlog
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Pressley, Clark Tour Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Call for Build Back Better Act Passage and Extension of Child Tax Credit
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
Dec. 20, 2021
Clark, Pressley Tour Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Call for Build Back Better Act Passage and Extension of the Child Tax Credit
Rep.Katherine Clark
Dec. 16, 2021
Tweet - "We know the #ChildTaxCredit is working -- already it's reducing childhood poverty & hunger. We must extend it. AND make it permanent."
Rep.Katherine Clark
Dec. 1, 2021
Pressley Calls Out GOP Hypocrisy, Lies About Build Back Better Act, Corrects Record on Economic Benefits of Historic Bill
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
Nov. 23, 2021
Ahead of Thanksgiving, Child Tax Credit Puts $264.1 Million in Tax Cuts Back in Massachusetts' Families Pockets
Rep.Lori Trahan
Nov. 19, 2021
MOULTON STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
Rep.Seth Moulton
Nov. 18, 2021
In Advance of Build Back Better Act Vote, Trahan Offers Call with Mother to Convince GOP Members
Rep.Lori Trahan
Oct. 26, 2021
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Prevent the Biggest, Most Profitable Corporations from Paying Nothing in Federal Taxes
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Oct. 26, 2021
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 26, 2021
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - Transcript: Interview with Elizabeth Warren
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 22, 2021
Tweet - "Our message to the American people: we see you. We see your struggles and we're answering your calls for progress with lower costs and fairness in our tax code and in our economy. #BuildBackBetter"
Rep.Katherine Clark
Oct. 20, 2021
Senator Markey Blasts Second Republican Filibuster of Voting Rights Legislation
Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 19, 2021
At Hearing, Warren Calls Out Bank Lobbyists for Defending Wealthy Tax Cheats
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Oct. 19, 2021
ICYMI: Warren Slams Bank Lobbyists, Republicans for Defending Wealthy Tax Cheats While Hard Working Americans Pay Their Fair Share
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Sept. 15, 2021
Neal Applauds Committee Advancement of Build Back Better Act
Rep.Richard Neal
Sept. 15, 2021
Trahan Votes to Advance Build Back Better Act Provisions Key for Massachusetts Families' Recovery
Rep.Lori Trahan
Sept. 14, 2021
Trahan Highlights $33.7 Million in Child Tax Credit Payments Delivered to Third District Families in August
Rep.Lori Trahan
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to Richard Neal, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Approval of the Build Back Better international tax proposals
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "A two-cent #WealthTax--with a few pennies more for the billionaires--on the richest 100,000 U.S. households would raise about $3 trillion over the next decade. It's supported by 68 percent of the country, including a majority of Republicans. Let's make it happen."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Aug. 26, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget; Hon. Bernie Sanders, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget; Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means; and Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance - Urging House and Senate Leadership to Make Historic Health Care Affordability Expansion Permanent in Budget Reconciliation Package
Rep.Lori Trahan, ...
Aug. 14, 2021
Tweet - "The #AmericanRescuePlan is working -- stopping hunger and helping parents recover and rebuild. That's what's possible when we put the needs of families front and center in Washington! Now let's make this lifeline permanent. #ChildTaxCredit"
Rep.Katherine Clark
Aug. 12, 2021
The Washington Post - How to Fix Our Rigged Tax System
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Aug. 11, 2021
Senator Markey Announces Legislation To Create Offshore Wind Manufacturing Tax Credits, Cultivate Robust Domestic Offshore Wind Supply Chain
Sen.Ed Markey
Aug. 9, 2021
Senators Warren and King, Representative Beyer Announce Legislation To Prevent The Biggest And Most Profitable Corporations From Paying Nothing In Federal Taxes
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Aug. 4, 2021
Neal Statement on Latest Filing in Tax Returns Lawsuit
Rep.Richard Neal
Aug. 1, 2021
Justice Department Ignored Democrats' Intention to Publicize Trump Tax Returns
Rep.Richard Neal
July 30, 2021
Neal Statement on Developments in Tax Returns Case
Rep.Richard Neal
July 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American
Rep.Lori Trahan, ...
July 15, 2021
Neal Applauds First Round of Monthly Advance Child Tax Credit Payments
Rep.Richard Neal
July 15, 2021
Congresswoman Trahan Promotes First Day of Expanded Child Tax Credit Payments at Merrimack Valley Food Bank
Rep.Lori Trahan
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "The richest of the richest are paying nothing or next to nothing in taxes and laughing in the faces of hard-working Americans who pay what they owe. Let's get to the bottom of this and make the ultra-rich pitch in a fair share."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "We can end child poverty. And we're starting with the #ChildTaxCredit."
Rep.Katherine Clark
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "We need a #WealthTax to start to level the playing field here."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
July 12, 2021
Tweet - "Our tax code has been written by and for the lobbyists of billionaires and giant corporations. Now is the moment to make them pay a fair share."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
July 11, 2021
Tweet - "Democrats are giving American families a tax cut. And when Republicans had their chance, they gave a tax cut to corporations and the very wealthiest. The difference couldn't be clearer. #ChildTaxCredit #AmericanRescuePlan"
Rep.Katherine Clark
July 1, 2021
Tweet - "Millions of women can't go back to work because of child care. Our climate is changing more and more rapidly. Billionaires and giant corporations manipulate our tax laws to pay nothing or next to nothing. We can't move our country forward without tackling these crises head on."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 29, 2021
Tweet - "Our tax laws work great for billionaire grifters who pay next to nothing. They just don't work for everyone else who has to pick up the tab. I'll keep fighting to level the playing field with a #WealthTax, a Real Corporate Profits Tax, and a crackdown on wealthy tax cheats."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 28, 2021
Tweet - "By getting out of paying taxes, billionaires and giant corporations have been riding the backs of hardworking families. The American people know they're getting the wrong end of the deal. We must make the rich and powerful pay their fair share."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 28, 2021
Rep. Lynch Announces Child Tax Credits to Help Over 70% of Children in MA-08 and Will Be Distributed to Families Next Month
Rep.Stephen Lynch
June 24, 2021
Check Your Eligibility
Rep.Seth Moulton
June 24, 2021
Child Tax Credit
Rep.Jake Auchincloss
June 21, 2021
Congressman Neal Celebrates Child Tax Credit at Square One
Rep.Richard Neal
June 21, 2021
Tweet - "The #AmericanRescuePlan expanded the child tax credit. The #AmericanFamiliesPlan will make the expansion permanent. Let's. Get. It. Done. #ChildTaxCreditAwarenessDay"
Rep.Katherine Clark
June 18, 2021
Tweet - "Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world. His net worth is nearly $195 billion dollars. But his salary is about the same as the average public school teacher in Massachusetts: $80,000. Taxing income alone won't make him pay his fair share. It's time for a #WealthTax."
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 16, 2021
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Warren, Hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 14, 2021
Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
Rep.Jake Auchincloss, ...
June 8, 2021
Chairman Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the President's Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget with the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra
Rep.Richard Neal
June 6, 2021
Neal Touts Success of the American Rescue Plan
Rep.Richard Neal
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