Each week while Congress is
in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight
a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill,
such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,
or another hot-button matter.
The corporate tax rate will be a major discussion point as
preliminary discussions ramp up around the expiration of the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. On May 23, former House Ways and Means
Committee Chairman and architect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Kevin
Brady (R-TX) cautioned lawmakers against raising the rate. At a Tax
Foundation event, he said, "I think lawmakers of both parties
should be conscious, very conscious, of raising the corporate tax
rate. That works against incentives, driving economy, driving
investment in a major way." His remarks come as the corporate
tax rate has been in the news. Current Ways and Means Chairman
Jason Smith (R-MO) said recently that even some members of his
party were open to