Democrats step up work to get Trump tax returns
By Naomi Jagoda - 02/06/19 07:42 PM EST
A House panel is set to hold a much-anticipated hearing on Thursday that will put Democrats’ desire to get President Trump’s tax returns in the spotlight.
The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee is holding a hearing about legislative proposals and tax law concerning presidential tax returns.
The hearing was called to discuss a portion of House Democrats’ big ethics bill, H.R. 1, that would require presidents, vice presidents and major-party nominees for those positions to release 10 years of tax returns.
“The Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee is holding this important hearing so that Members and the public will learn about existing law, precedents and tradition, and legislative proposals to improve the integrity of our democracy,†subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-Ga.) said in a statement.
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