On Wednesday, July 21, U.S. senators cast a vote to allow debate on a bipartisan infrastructure framework to move forward. Because a full piece of legislation had not yet been written, the vote failed. The […] Read More
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Last week, U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) confirmed that portions of the Protection the Right to Organize (PRO) Act will be included in Senate Democrats’ soon-to-be-released budget reconciliation proposal. At minimum, Sen. […] Read More
On July 20, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Small Business Tax Fairness Act, which would significantly limit the existing 20 percent deduction for manufacturers organized as “pass-through” entities. (As a […] Read More
On July 19, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai issued a statement announcing that the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Vietnam had reached an agreement under which Vietnam will allow its currency to […] Read More
With U.S. employers struggling to fill open jobs, the Washington, D.C.-based polling firm Morning Consult conducted a survey that asked employees about their wage growth expectations. About a quarter of those actively looking for work said […] Read More