VOA标准英语--US Senate to Vote on Tax Overhaul

This week could decide whether Republicans salvage one of President Donald Trumps major agenda items during his first year in office or head into a midterm election year with no landmark legislative accomplishments to tout. In coming days, Senate Rep

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VOA标准英语2012--Major US Tax, Spending Decisions Could Hinge on November Elections

Major US Tax, Spending Decisions Could Hinge on November Elections Last week brought a tantalizing hint of movement in a politically divided legislature. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed a bill to retain current tax rates on earnings under $250,

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Wants Tax Change for US Health Insurance

By Scott Stearns Washington 25 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush wants to change the way Americans pay for health insurance. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, it is one of the changes he called for in this week's State of the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why You Shouldn't Count On The Promised $4,000 'Raise' From GOP Tax Plan

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There's not yet a bill for the Republican plan to overhaul the tax code. But the White House already has one of its main talking points. This week, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted that American households would get w

美国国家公共电台 NPR House GOP Tax Plan Is Little Help To High-Tax States Like New Jersey

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senate Republicans are expected to unveil their version of a tax overhaul today. Like the House bill that's already moving along, the Senate version is being touted as a way to keep more money in Americans' pockets. But for millio

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The House Tax Overhaul Bill Could Hurt Affordable Housing

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Republicans are set to unveil their tax bill compromise later today. And people who build affordable housing are desperate to see what is in this bill. That's because the House version would scrap a tax incentive that underpins a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Some Tax-Cut Backers Urge Trump To Drop Full Overhaul, Go For Quick Win

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: If you filed for an extension on your taxes, you have something in common with the Trump administration and with Congress. They've put off voting on a promised tax overhaul until after they try again to replace the Affordable Car

美国国家公共电台 NPR House Republican Faces Voter Backlash Over Health Care And Tax Votes

NOEL KING, HOST: Congressman Tom MacArthur, a Republican from New Jersey, ran in 2016 on a pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That helped him win re-election in a district that President Trump also won. But following through on his promise cou

US House Approves Extension of All Bush-Era Tax Cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that will preserve tax cuts for all Americans regardless of income, setting up an election-year standoff with President Barack Obama and Senate Democrat

货币英语 03 2007 PMI Tax Deduction

By Elizabeth Carlassare. Todays topic is a new tax-deduction for homebuyers. A nifty new tax deduction is available to homebuyers this year. In late December, the President signed a tax relief act into law that makes mortgage insurance for homes purc

U.S. Congress passes short-term payroll tax deal

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The two chambers of U.S. Congress on Friday passed a short-term payroll tax and jobless benefits bill, which is now on its way to President Barack Obama's desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan deal was approved by

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VOA标准英语2009年-White House Denies Tax Hike Plan for Middl

The White House vigorously denied on Monday any plans to raise taxes on middle-income Americans to pay for health care reform or combat the massive federal budget deficit. The denials come one day after two top members of President Barack Obama's ec

新西兰英语 237 Tax

The Tax Working Group, which is a group of experts, gave their report this week. They have been looking at our tax laws to see if they are fair to everyone and if they help the economy to grow. The Working Group said that at the moment some rich peop

Obama Calls on House to Act on Tax Cuts

U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Republicans in the House of Representatives to vote what he says is the right way on tax cuts. In his weekly address Saturday, Obama urged Republicans to stop holding tax cuts for middle class families and sm

Congress Passes Payroll Tax Cut to End Political Standoff

After a tense impasse on Capitol Hill, lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives passed legislation to extend a payroll tax cut for two months and continue unemployment insurance for nearly 2 million jobless Americans. The renewal comes ju

US Senate Extends Payroll Tax Cuts for Americans

The U.S. Senate has passed a compromise measure that extends payroll tax cuts for American workers for another two months. Lawmakers in the upper house of Congress overwhelmingly passed the legislation by a vote of 89 to 10, a day after Republicans a

新西兰英语 465 Capital Gains Tax

The Labour Party said today that if elected in November, they would bring in a Capital Gains Tax CGT on profits from selling property. For many years now, house prices have been increasing fast. If a landlord buys a house for $200,000 then sells it f

新西兰英语 187 Capital Gains Tax

The Labour Party, at their annual conference last weekend, said that they will discuss a capital gains tax. Many countries have a capital gains tax so if you buy a house then sell it at a profit, you pay tax on the profit. Some people buy houses as a