
National Taxpayers Union
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Official Twitter account of National Taxpayers Union: The Voice of America's Taxpayers.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2008
Wisconsin State Sen. @SenatorTestin has introduced a bill to modernize the taxation of some alternative nicotine products, aligning taxes more closely with the associated risks. It’s a smart, life-saving move that deserves broad bipartisan consideration and support.
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On the 45th anniversary of the Staggers Rail Act, our friends at @AAR_FreightRail, highlight the success of the bipartisan efforts to deregulate the rail sector. https://t.co/HLLYtx67tK NTU's recent report describes how the deregulation of America’s freight rail system in
realclearpolitics.com
The federal government is shut down again, and the headlines are all gridlock and partisan bickering. Yet this week also quietly marks a milestone that reminds...
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Today marks 45 years since President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Staggers Rail Act of 1980—a transformative piece of legislation that deregulated America’s freight rail industry. Unfortunately, lawmakers continue to push policies that could turn back the clock on the
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"[T]he pending transaction will unambiguously foster a more competitive and dynamic telecommunications landscape, thereby benefitting American consumers and satisfying the FCC’s overarching 'Public Interest Standard' for multiple reasons." https://t.co/q5mSijzpBu
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WATCH: Could Americans receive a "tariff rebate" or should tariff profits be put toward paying down our national debt? Brandon Arnold of the @NTU gives his thoughts
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Honored to be named @NTU’s Taxpayer Defender of the Month for my Prevent Government Shutdowns Act. As we face yet another shutdown, my bill would take them off the table for good, protect taxpayer dollars, and end the chaos.
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“Senator Lankford has been a consistent and principled advocate for taxpayers,” NTU Executive Vice President Brandon Arnold said. “From his efforts to prevent costly government shutdowns to his taxpayer-focused amendments to the defense bill, he has shown both courage and common
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NTU named @SenatorLankford Taxpayer Defender of the Month for September, in recognition of his leadership on the Preventing Government Shutdowns Act as well as his work introducing several pro-taxpayer amendments to the NDAA.
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Businesses received some good news this summer with the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. If only the Internal Revenue Service would stop bringing that good news down. https://t.co/q92M50jiEO
washingtonexaminer.com
The Internal Revenue Service's approach to "break fees" in mergers is a recipe for business stagnation and stifling growth.
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Congress should end this costly experiment and return Obamacare to its original purpose: helping the poor afford coverage, not padding the profits of insurance companies or subsidizing the upper-middle class.
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“Shutdowns never work out well for taxpayers,” National Taxpayers Union Executive Vice President Brandon Arnold said. “They drive down the trust that Americans have for the government, and display the inability of adults to act like adults.”
ntu.org
National Taxpayers Union President Pete Sepp and Executive Vice President Brandon Arnold on Thursday condemned the federal government shutdown as a completely avoidable crisis. “Demanding over a...
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Great piece from our friend @KarenKerrigan here: https://t.co/t6tUbHg3T7 The @federalreserve’s FedNow program isn’t free w/nearly $1 billion for mismanagement and mission creep. NTU's warnings 6 years ago are coming true! https://t.co/2jiikANCIj
americanbanker.com
Were the Fed to develop its own payments platform, it would be expensive, duplicative, inefficient, and curtail development of real-time services, argues the National Taxpayers Union's Thomas Aiello.
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Senators should vote “YES” on S.J.Res.37 and S.J.Res.81, joint resolutions terminating the national emergencies declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada and Brazil. https://t.co/DMzCyftFmU
ntu.org
View PDF NTU urges all Senators to vote “YES” on S.J.Res.37 and S.J.Res.81, joint resolutions terminating the national emergencies declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada and...
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President Biden’s enhanced covid subsidies were sold as temporary relief but have morphed into regressive, fraud-ridden handouts for the well-off. Letting them expire isn’t radical — it’s common sense. https://t.co/b0LfEBHX5E
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“Demanding over a trillion dollars in new spending in exchange for a seven week funding patch is fiscal malpractice, plain and simple,” Sepp said. “With the national debt ballooning beyond $37 trillion every day, taxpayers deserve real spending reform, not more tiresome games
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