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GOP push to make Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent, say going back would be a ‘dramatic’ change for many
Tax season is done.
And this year, Congressional Republicans converted tax season to «sales» season. Republicans and President Donald Trump are pushing to approve a bill to reauthorize his 2017 tax cut package. Otherwise, those taxes expire later this year.
«We absolutely have to make the tax cuts permanent,» said Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., on FOX Business.
«We’ve got to get the renewal of the President’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. That’s absolutely essential,» said Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on FOX Business.
Rates for nearly every American spike if Congress doesn’t act within the next few months.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with the media after the House passed the budget resolution on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«We are trying to avoid tax increases on the most vulnerable populations in our country,» said Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee which determines tax policy. «I am trying to avoid a recession.»
If Congress stumbles, the non-partisan Tax Foundation estimates that a married couple with two children – earning $165,000 a year – is slapped with an extra $2,400 in taxes. A single parent with no kids making $75,000 annually could see a $1,700 upcharge on their tax bill. A single parent with two children bringing home $52,000 a year gets slapped with an additional $1,400 in taxes a year.
«Pretty significant. That’s an extra mortgage payment or extra rent payment,» said Daniel Bunn of the non-partisan Tax Foundation. «People have been kind of used to living with the policies that are currently in law for almost eight years now. And the shift back to the policy that was prior to the 2017 tax cuts would be a dramatic tax increase for many.»
But technically, Republicans aren’t cutting taxes.
«As simple as I can make this bill. It is about keeping tax rates the same,» said Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, on Fox.
Congress had to write the 2017 tax reduction bill in a way so that the reductions would expire this year. That was for accounting purposes. Congress didn’t have to count the tax cuts against the deficit thanks to some tricky number-crunching mechanisms – so long as they expired within a multi-year window. But the consequence was that taxes could climb if lawmakers failed to renew the old reductions.
«It sunsets and so you just automatically go back to the tax levels prior to 2017,» said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
A recent Fox News poll found that 45% of those surveyed – and 44% of independents believe the rich don’t pay enough taxes.
Democrats hope to turn outrage about the perceived tax disparity against Trump.
«He wants his billionaire buddies to get an even bigger tax break. Is that disgraceful?» asked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at a rally in New York.
«Disgrace!» shouted someone in the crowd.
«Disgraceful! Disgraceful!» followed up Schumer.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., (R) speaks alongside Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., (L) to reporters during a news conference on the impacts of the Republican budget proposal at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Some Republicans are now exploring raising rates on the wealthy or corporations. There’s been chatter on Capitol Hill and in the administration about exploring an additional set of tax brackets.
«I don’t believe the president has made a determination on whether he supports it or not,» said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.
«We’re going to see where the President is» on this, said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent while traveling in Argentina. «Everything is on the table.»
A Treasury spokesperson then clarified Bessent’s remarks.
«What’s off the table is a $4.4 trillion tax increase on the American people,» said the spokesperson. «Additionally, corporate tax cuts will set off a manufacturing boom and rapidly grow the U.S. economy again.»
Top Congressional GOP leaders dismissed the idea.
«I’m not a big fan of doing that,» said House Speaker Mike Johnson on Fox. «I mean we’re the Republican party and we’re for tax reduction for everyone.»
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«I don’t support that initiative,» said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., on FOX Business, before adding «everything’s on the table.»
But if you’re President Donald Trump and the GOP, consider the politics of creating a new corporate tax rate or hiking taxes on the well-to-do.
Sunrise light hits the U.S. Capitol dome on Thursday, January 2, 2025, as the 119th Congress is set to begin Friday. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The president has expanded the GOP base. Republicans are no longer the party of the «wealthy.» Manual laborers, shop and storekeepers and small business persons now comprise Trump’s GOP. So maintaining these tax cuts helps with that working-class core. Raising taxes on the wealthy would help Republicans pay for the tax cuts and reduce the hit on the deficit. And it would shield Republicans from the Democrats’ argument that the tax cuts are for the rich.
Congress is now in the middle of a two-week recess for Passover and Easter. GOP lawmakers and staff are working behind the scenes to actually write the bill. No one knows exactly what will be in the bill. Trump promised no taxes on tips for food service workers. There is also talk of no taxes on overtime.
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Republicans from high-tax states like New York and Pennsylvania want to see a reduction of «SALT.» That’s where taxpayers can write off «state and local taxes.» This provision is crucial to secure the support of Republicans like Reps. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y. But including the SALT reduction also increases the deficit.
So what will the bill look like?
«Minor adjustments within that are naturally on the table,» said Rounds. «The key though, [is] 218 in the House and 51 in the Senate.»
In other words, it’s about the math. Republicans need to develop the right legislative brew which commands just the right amount of votes in both chambers to pass. That could mean including certain provisions – or dumping others. It’s challenging. Especially with the slim House majority.
People attend a press conference and rally in support of fair taxation near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 10, 2025. (Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
«There were trade-offs and offsets within that bill that many people are dissatisfied with,» said Bunn of the 2017 bill. «And it’s not clear how the package is going to come together with those various trade-offs.»
Johnson wants the bill complete by Memorial Day. Republicans know this enterprise can’t drag on too late into the year. Taxpayers would see a tax increase – even if it’s temporary – if working out the bill stretches into the fall when the IRS begins to prepare for the next tax season.
It’s also thought that finishing this sooner rather than later would provide some stability to the volatile stock markets. Establishing tax policy for next year would calm anxieties about the nation’s economic outlook.
«The big, beautiful bill,» Trump calls it, adding he wants the legislation done «soon.»
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El presidente ucraniano Volodimir Zelensky ha confirmado la reactivación del envío de ayuda militar estadounidense tras una semana de suspensión, según anunció en un discurso a la nación el viernes. El Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos había detenido el suministro de armas la semana anterior por una revisión interna sobre la asistencia que presta a otros países, lo que afectó directamente el flujo de armamento hacia Kiev.
Zelensky detalló que “el suministro se ha reanudado”, y subrayó que el Gobierno ucraniano continuará coordinando acciones con Washington a nivel militar, trabajando en particular con el enviado especial para Ucrania, Keith Kellogg. La entrega de material bélico a Ucrania se vio interrumpida, según fuentes estadounidenses, debido a preocupaciones sobre la reducción de las reservas militares propias de Estados Unidos, lo que llevó a suspender temporalmente el envío de misiles de defensa y proyectiles de artillería.
En marzo, la Casa Blanca informó la suspensión de la ayuda militar previamente asignada bajo el mandato de Joe Biden, tras una reunión entre el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump y Zelensky. Esta pausa se levantó una semana después, luego de que Ucrania mostrara disposición para dialogar sobre un posible acuerdo de alto el fuego con Moscú, aunque este no prosperó en ese momento.
A finales de abril, ambos gobiernos alcanzaron un acuerdo que concede a Estados Unidos acceso a reservas minerales ucranianas, especialmente de tierras raras, elementos estratégicos para las industrias tecnológicas y de defensa.
El Gobierno estadounidense ha modificado la logística de la entrega de armas a sus aliados: envía equipamiento militar a países miembros de la OTAN en Europa, los cuales posteriormente transfieren parte de este armamento a Ucrania frente a la escalada en los ataques rusos con drones y misiles.
Trump explicó que “las armas que salen van a la OTAN, y luego la OTAN va a entregar esas armas (a Ucrania), y la OTAN está pagando por esas armas”. El secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, especificó que las armas estadounidenses disponibles entre los aliados europeos pueden llegar a Ucrania mucho más rápido que si se trasladaran directamente desde Norteamérica.
Rubio comunicó que “es mucho más rápido trasladar algo, por ejemplo, de Alemania a Ucrania, que pedirlo a una fábrica (estadounidense) y llevarlo allí”, destacando la urgencia en las entregas dado el aumento de los ataques rusos recientes. Ucrania ha solicitado específicamente sistemas de defensa aérea Patriot fabricados por Estados Unidos para protegerse de misiles balísticos y de crucero rusos. Alemania y Noruega han aceptado proporcionar al menos tres sistemas Patriot adicionales.
Allison Hart, portavoz de la OTAN, declaró que los aliados trabajan para garantizar que Ucrania disponga del apoyo necesario para defenderse, incluyendo “esfuerzos urgentes para adquirir suministros clave de Estados Unidos, como defensa aérea y municiones”. La OTAN, en sí misma, no gestiona armas ni realiza envíos directos, pero coordina la asistencia no letal y promueve la cooperación logística.
Por otro lado, el acuerdo firmado entre Washington y Kiev a finales de abril brinda a Estados Unidos acceso a las reservas de tierras raras de Ucrania, recursos cruciales para la producción de componentes electrónicos, baterías, paneles solares y sistemas militares avanzados. Esta operación se enmarca en una estrategia estadounidense para reducir la dependencia de China, que hasta ahora domina la producción y refinamiento de tierras raras a nivel global.
El secretario de Energía, Chris Wright, indicó que “China tiene una influencia masiva. Ellos controlan la cadena de suministro de elementos de tierras raras”. El Departamento de Defensa firmó recientemente la adquisición de una participación del 15% en la empresa MP Materials, que opera la segunda mina de tierras raras más grande del mundo en Mountain Pass, California, valorada en 400 millones de dólares.
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La postura de Trump sobre el apoyo militar a Ucrania ha sido fluctuante durante los últimos tres años. Tras el reinicio de los suministros, funcionarios estadounidenses aseguraron que nuevos envíos de armas ya están en trayecto. El senador Lindsey Graham afirmó que “vender armas a Ucrania favorece los intereses de seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos y que Europa puede pagarlas”.
En paralelo, se han producido conversaciones diplomáticas entre Zelensky y Trump, incluyendo una llamada donde se discutieron temas de defensa aérea. Zelensky describió las charlas como “muy constructivas”. Mientras tanto, el Ejército ruso intensifica sus ataques contra Ucrania, lanzando más de 700 drones y misiles en una sola semana, según fuentes oficiales ucranianas.
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