Austin Robert Davis

poutine connoisseur, lives in #Winooski, #VT & works in #vtpoli. Yes, I work for @LCChamber, however, opinions here are me. Instagram = ardavis.gif

[Gary Winslett 🌐🇺🇸 @GaryWinslett]

Yet another example of how inclusionary zoning blocks more housing than it’s worth.
More generally, it’s lesson that sticking it to business isn’t the way to achieve affordability.

[Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis]

The GOP tax package passed 215-214-1 after the deaths of three Democrats in last few months. Rs would have had to flip at least one vote if their seats were still filled and they voted no.

(Two Rs did not vote but Speaker says they would have voted aye. He said one fell asleep).

[Erik Wasson @elwasson]

JCT Dynamic score of House tax provisions shows $3.7 trillion revenue loss

[Richard Rubin @RichardRubinDC]

For those following PTET workaround language closely, the House manager’s amendment has some clarifying language.

Clearer now that the new limits on SALT cap workarounds apply to service businesses but not to other pass-throughs (manufacturers for example).

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

🚨NEW in @PunchbowlNews MIDDAY:

34 HOUSE REPUBLICANS -- including 4 committee chairs and the chair of the NRCC -- wrote a letter to @JasonSmithMO a few weeks ago, expressing OPPOSITION to closing the carried interest loophole.

Letter unreported until now.

Shows just how steep a hill the White House would have to climb to axe the special tax treatment.

https://t.co/LzGTrZ75DV

Letter: https://t.co/NUHTvc9XDN

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

🚨BREAKING NEWS: key House Republicans from New York REJECT $30,000 SALT deduction cap and say the leadership is jeopardizing Trump's agenda.

STEFANIK, LAWLER, LALOTA and GARBARINO

[Kyla Scanlon @kylascan]

Great visualization of how expensive the tariffs are from Bloomberg

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore Voice of America and several affiliated news services, finding the Trump administration's efort to dismantle it likely violated the law. https://t.co/GjLdN3FrUX

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

JUST IN: A federal judge in Colorado has blocked potential removals under the Alien Enemies Act, saying a series of recent Supreme Court basically required her to issue a restraining order.

She also found Trump's invocation of the AEA was flawed.

https://t.co/PYJLEZInSZ

[Igor Bobic @igorbobic]

Rand Paul is the only GOP co-sponsor of the latest Senate resolution seeking to overturn Trump's global tariffs:

“Tariffs are taxes, and the power to tax belongs to Congress—not the president. Our Founders were clear: tax policy should never rest in the hands of one person."

[Austin Robert Davis @AustinDavisVT]

Distilling last week in economics;
"Which system is gonna be hurt the most when you jab a fork into a light socket? I don't really know," said Michael Madowitz, principal economist at the Roosevelt Institute. "That's why we don't force forks into light sockets, traditionally."

[Brendan Pedersen @BrendanPedersen]

Powell says: "Higher tariffs will be working their way through our economy and are likely to raise inflation in coming quarters."

"While uncertainty remains elevated, it is now becoming clear that tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected."

[Austin Robert Davis @AustinDavisVT]

@ThomasForVT @MorganWallen Well played, sir.

[Austin Robert Davis @AustinDavisVT]

@GaryWinslett Thanks, Gary!

[Gary Winslett 🌐🇺🇸 @GaryWinslett]

At least he's being honest that Vermont politics is about deciding who the cool kids are and aren't and deciding everything from there.
"It's our job to make sure the right people are winning."

And kudos to @AustinDavisVT for calm response to blatant favoritism.

[Tax Foundation @TaxFoundation]

Tariffs are taxes.

Tariffs are regressive taxes.

Tariffs are distortionary, regressive taxes.

Tariffs are distortionary, regressive taxes that raise prices for US businesses and consumers.

[Austin Robert Davis @AustinDavisVT]

"A little louder for the people in the back"

[Gary Winslett 🌐🇺🇸 @GaryWinslett]

If Ezra Klein were a Senator, he would likely be the 4th or 5th most progressive Senator out of 100. If he's not progressive enough for you, you are way out of step with mainstream American politics.

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

BREAKING: Judge Alsup has ordered the VA to offer reinstatement to all fired probationary employees, said their terminations were "unlawful" directive from OPM.

[Chris Hatch @Dirtdog]

Great video explanation on the difference of parking at a grocery store vs at the new hot restaurant in your downtown.