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Bloomberg
28-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Balance of Power: Late Edition 5/27/2025
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Stephen Miran discusses the economic impact of recent tariffs and the Trump administration's deregulation initiative. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director at Arizona State University's McCain Institute, weighs in on President Trump's most recent words blasting President Vladimir Putin and warning Putin of playing with fire. Rep. Gwen Moore (D) Wisconsin discusses the House Tax Bill being looked over by the US Senate and talks about the possible impact the changes on Medicaid and SNAP will have on her constituents if the bill is passed as is. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
27-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Rep. Moore on House Tax Bill, Medicaid, US Deficit
Rep. Gwen Moore (D) Wisconsin discusses the House Tax Bill now being looked over by the US Senate and talks about the possible impact the changes on Medicaid and SNAP will have on her constituents if the bill is passed as is. She also talks about what changes the Senate could do to the bill, US deficit spending, and whether or not this tax bill will work in Democrat's favor in time for the midterm elections in 2026. Representative Moore speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
We need Rep. Gwen Moore's leadership on this life-saving kidney legislation
I made the decision to donate a kidney. I was healthy, able, and knew that a single act could save a life. I wasn't just giving someone a second chance; I was sending a message that we can all do something profound for one another. Today, I'm writing to ask my representative, Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, to cosponsor the End Kidney Deaths Act, and to raise awareness about legislation that could save tens of thousands of lives and billions of taxpayer dollars. It's a commonsense, compassionate solution that aligns perfectly with Moore's deep commitment to families, fairness, and economic opportunity. This legislation must be included in this year's reconciliation package because saving lives should never be postponed. Every year, thousands of Americans die while waiting for a kidney. From 2010 to 2021, more than 100,000 people died on the transplant list. Right now, there are about 90,000 more waiting. The vast majority are on dialysis, a grueling, costly treatment that drains lives and government resources alike. The federal government spends around $50 billion annually on dialysis care, or about $100,000 per patient per year. Here in Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District, 2,072 people are currently on dialysis, and tragically, they die at a rate of 20% each year, meaning we're losing more than 410 lives annually right here at home. These deaths are largely preventable with timely kidney transplants. The End Kidney Deaths Act would change that. It creates a 10-year pilot program offering a $10,000 refundable tax credit per year for five years to people who donate a kidney to a stranger — so-called non-directed donors. These donors are often the ones who spark kidney chains, helping not just one patient but many. The longest kidney chain in the U.S. included 114 recipients. Imagine the lives we could save if we made it easier for more people to donate? Opinion: Cudahy Farms development harms invaluable trees, wetlands and Milwaukee's health The reality is that kidney donors currently receive little to no support. The surgery, recovery, and time off work are real burdens. But the reward? In my experience, it's knowing that someone else is alive and thriving because of my gift. That feeling is priceless, but practical help for donors shouldn't be out of reach. Moore has long fought for working families, women, and the voiceless. She has stood up for better healthcare, maternal support, and protections for the vulnerable. As a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, and someone who has experienced the struggle and strength it takes to build a life against the odds, she is uniquely positioned to champion this legislation. The End Kidney Deaths Act reflects the best of what we can do when policy meets empathy. It incentivizes life saving action in a way that is fiscally smart and morally right. Like firefighters and police officers, living kidney donors take real risks to save lives. It's time they were acknowledged and supported for their heroism. Kidney donation is safe. It's brave. It's life-altering. And it's the key to ending an entirely preventable crisis in American healthcare. Letters: Unsafe driving includes tailgating, holding phones, not driving speed limit To me, donating a full organ, an actual part of me, should be considered tax deductible. Someone that writes a check to their local church, or donates in-kind goods from a corporation, receives tax consideration. A person that instead of just writing a check, actually steps up and donates a life-saving organ, should receive a tax deduction to assist them with their financial planning and tax implications. It's a donation that changes lives. We need Moore's voice, leadership and heart. Please join us by cosponsoring the End Kidney Deaths Act. Let's make kidney failure the exception, not the rule. Connie Bolle is a living kidney donor who lives in Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Kidney bill could save thousands of lives, tax dollars | Opinion
CNN
14-05-2025
- Business
- CNN
House lawmakers meeting on key pieces of Trump agenda see long hours, fiery debate over Medicaid
Republicans and Democrats grew weary in the early hours of Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill as they slogged through at-times contentious debate over provisions in President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending cuts package. The House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce panels held marathon sessions overnight, while a third committee, Agriculture, paused late Tuesday night and was set to convene later in the morning. Each committee is ultimately expected to move elements of the broader bill one step closer to a full floor vote in the chamber. If that goes as planned, House Republicans believe they'll be on track to take up what the president has dubbed his 'one big, beautiful bill' in a floor vote by Memorial Day, a target that even some members of the GOP conference once described as overly ambitious. House Ways and Means, the GOP's powerful tax-writing panel, clocked nearly 18 hours of debate before advancing the tax portion of Trump's agenda Wednesday morning. Lawmakers at times shared personal stories as they argued for changes to the measure, which failed amid GOP opposition. Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin argued Republicans wanted to pay women to have children but wouldn't 'feed the ones we have.' An amendment being offered by a member of her party, Moore said, was 'about the 17 million children like me.' 'I was smart, intelligent, but I went to school every day and ate the crumbs and the garbage off of kids' plates until I got brave enough one day to stand in line and demand something to eat. … What's up with this Charles Dickensian attitude that you know you gotta work, somebody's got to have income before we can help kids?' she said. In one brief bipartisan moment of levity in what was otherwise a deeply partisan hearing, Republican Rep. Blake Moore of Utah dozed off in his seat just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. A colleague on the panel had to gently wake him up to record his vote. Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, the top Democrat on the committee, ended the vote on their portion of the bill by pleading the panel start in the morning next time. 'We should start at 9 a.m. … This is the longest in 33 years I have ever been in this room at any one time for a markup,' he remarked. The House Energy and Commerce Committee, meanwhile, has shown no sign of slowing as Democrats continue to hit Republicans with emotional stories from their constituents about Medicaid. In a contentious moment overnight, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez charged that she 'will not yield to disrespectful men' after Republican Rep. Randy Weber of Texas asked her to yield her time following an exchange over addressing the camera instead of members of the panel. 'There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen there. Hello, hello, I'm talking to you because I work for you,' Ocasio-Cortez said as she waved to the camera. 'They deserve to see what is happening here because there are plenty of districts, including Republican ones, where 25% of your constituents are on Medicaid, 40% of your constituents are on Medicaid.' 'I will not yield because it was a terribly disrespectful comment, and I will not yield to disrespectful men,' she said. The exchange came as Ocasio-Cortez posed a question about work requirements and how those having miscarriages might be affected. The panel's record for a markup – set in 2017 – is 27 hours.
Forbes
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Forbes
Removing The Tax On Sex Abuse Victims: Legislation to Undo Unfair Tax
Legislation has been introduced to end taxation of recoveries by sex abuse victims from their ... More abusers. Survivors of sexual abuse have long faced an unjust burden: taxation of their financial recoveries. Bipartisan legislation was recently introduced to change that. Representatives Lloyd Smucker and Gwen Moore introduced the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act, which would exempt from tax most financial recoveries for sexual assault and sexual abuse. The House GOP is in the midst of proposing a sweeping tax and spending package, with significant haggling to be had. Narrow policy changes may make it in, but the priority seems to be the extension of soon-to-expire provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act. If the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act doesn't become law this round it might be incorporated into a 'technical corrections' bill soon after. It would certainly remove an unfairness that many have talked about, including this author and the presidents of the Society of Settlement Planners (SSP), the American Association of Settlement Consultants(AASC), and the National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA). The AASC has made it a centerpiece of its policy work. Lawyers for sexual abuse survivors also support the change. Trial lawyer Genie Harrison recovered for victims of Harvey Weinstein. She says, 'Survivors deserve full justice, not a second round of trauma at the hands of the tax code.' Trial lawyer Mike Arias helped secure an $852 million settlement for sexually abused students in a case against University of Southern California and Dr. George Tyndall. 'Ridiculous,' he calls the current law. "It's like treating their recovery as income gained for enduring pain and anguish they suffered from the sexual assault.' Since 1996, federal law has exempted settlements and awards from taxation if received 'on account of personal physical injuries or physical sickness.' While the rule itself is broadly written, the IRS has historically interpreted physical injuries narrowly, looking for visible harm to qualify for tax-free treatment. The problem is obvious: many forms of sexual abuse leave no visible injuries. Survivors often suffer profound psychological, emotional, and internal injuries without visible marks—injuries that may never be documented or may have healed long ago. As plaintiff lawyers know firsthand, uncertainty and unfair taxation make the fight for justice more difficult. Shahrad Milanfar recently won a $32 million verdict for elder abuse. He talked through the difficulty that current law creates, 'Explaining to a plaintiff that they're going to be taxed when recovering money for what was taken from them is terrible. But they need to know early on in the process so they can plan for it.' The consequences are discussed often by professionals working in the area. For example, it was publicly raised in articles about sexual abuse survivors of Dr. Larry Nassar, the former physician of the USA Gymnastics Team. The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act offers a targeted fix. It expressly excludes from taxable income most damages recovered by a survivor of sexual assault or abuse. Whether through judgment, settlement, or award, the recovery would be tax-free. Importantly, the legislation avoids the ambiguity that has plagued plaintiffs and their counsel under current law. Instead of relying on the problematic 'physical injury' standard, the bill ties tax exemption directly to the federal criminal code's definitions of 'sexual act' and 'sexual contact.' These federal definitions eliminate the guesswork survivors and lawyers have been forced to face when assessing tax exposure. And what's more, the legislation explicitly allows such tax treatment even if there are no 'medical records of such act or contact.' The bill also mandates an IRS public awareness campaign so that survivors, lawyers, and the broader public will learn of the exclusion. Clarity in the law is meaningless if those it protects never hear about it. The need for reform is not a new revelation; it's a long-standing demand for fairness in a system that too often compounds the harms that survivors already face. The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act finally closes a longstanding gap—protecting sex abuse survivor recoveries without forcing survivors into tax uncertainty or conflict. Plaintiff lawyer Kevin Biniazan secured a $360 million verdict last year against a hospital for sexual abuse disguised as medical treatment. Says Biniazan, 'This is yet another necessary step, albeit long overdue, in the right direction towards a legal system that recognizes and protects the rights and interests of survivors of sexual abuse.'
