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WASHINGTON — A group of Republicans will take the House floor Tuesday evening to call for the recusal of Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Congressman Biggs wrote, "We should implement all tax rate reductions and other provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) retroactive to January 1, 2017. While I appreciate that filers will see immediate benefits arising from decreased withholding in their paychecks already by January 2018, these same taxpayers will also fail to notice that their respective tax burdens have not decreased.
Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs is proposing that the GOP tax plan apply retroactively to 2017, a proposal that could give Republicans a political boost, but further cause the deficit to spike.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Biggs transmitted a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, outlining three suggested changes to the tax reform package.
Read the full text of the letter:
November 7, 2017
The Honorable Paul Ryan
Speaker of the House of Representatives
H-232 The Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Last week, Congressman Andy Biggs sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, requesting answers to questions about veterans benefits.
Read the full text of the letter below:
November 3, 2017
The Honorable David J. Shulkin
Secretary
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20420
Dear Secretary Shulkin,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As tax reform discussions intensify around the nation, Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
"There is much to like about the plan released yesterday. I believe that millions of Americans and their businesses stand to benefit greatly from its passage.
"However, as debate continues, there are three provisions that I would like to see modified in the current draft text:
Three GOP congressmen introduced a resolution Friday calling for special counsel Robert Mueller to resign from the Russia collusion probe, citing his ties to the FBI and its role in controversies involving Russia.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., a member of the House Judiciary Committee, along with co-sponsors, Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, introduced the resolution on Friday.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs joined two other House Republicans in a resolution Friday calling for special counsel Robert Mueller to resign from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The resolution says Mueller should be disqualified from the probe because he headed the FBI during the time when the Obama administration approved a deal that let Russian business interests buy a Canadian-owned company that mined uranium in the U.S.
Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and House conservatives chastised Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday for holding up over 300 House-passed bills and urged the Senate to drop the legislative filibuster to enable the Republican-controlled Congress to pass President Donald Trump's agenda.
Rep. Ken Buck, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, and other conservatives led a "special order" to take to the House floor to deliver speeches in sequence on a particular topic to draw attention to the importance of passing the Republican agenda.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Republicans released their tax reform package. Congressman Andy Biggs issued the following statement: