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Key progressive calls for bipartisan infrastructure talks to end


“I think there’s ways to do that. Hopefully it won’t be smoke and mirrors. Bottom line, this is probably the toughest part about this from my perspective, is how you get a pay-for,” he said, referring to finding a way to offset the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars in new infrastructure spending without raising taxes.
Many Democrats, including Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden
Jayapal argues the more time spent on bipartisan negotiations means the longer Congress will go without passing a significant infrastructure investment bill.
“Every day that is wasted trying to get Republicans on board is another day that people can’t go back to work because they don’t have child care; another day without investing in millions of good, union jobs, another day that we lose further ground on the climate crisis,” she said. “Further delays jeopardize momentum and allow Republicans to block progress for the American people with no end in sight.” ....

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Left-leaning watchdog: Companies avoiding taxes spent millions on lobbying


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Fifty-five companies that didn’t pay any corporate income tax in 2020 shelled out $408 million on lobbying over the past six years, according to a new report from left-leaning watchdog group Public Citizen.
The report said corporations saved $12 billion in taxes through tax avoidance and rebates, far less than they spent on lobbying lawmakers and government officials. FedEx, Charter Communications, American Electric Power and Duke Energy were the top lobbying spenders among firms that effectively avoided federal taxes, according to Public Citizen.
“Duke Energy could use the $280 million rebate from the federal government to fund its lobbying spending for the next half-century,” said Public Citizen research director Mike Tanglis. “Using Uncle Sam’s money to lobby against paying taxes is the perfect embodiment of how Washington works.” ....

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