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On this episode of Federal Tax Policy Five Minute Drill, Aaron Taylor and Alan Pasetsky discuss updates in House leadership, extenders and recent Treasury notices.

On this episode of Federal Tax Policy Five Minute Drill, Aaron Taylor and Alan Pasetsky discuss the year-end omnibus and developing OECD news.

On this episode of GBA's Trade Policy Podcast, Aaron Taylor sits down with Jon Gold, Vice President of Supply Chain and Customs Policy at the National Retail Federation and head of the Americans for Free Trade Coalition. Aaron and Jon discuss the ongoing tariff dispute and how companies can work with coalitions like Americans for Free Trade to advocate on this issue.

In this episode, Alan Taylor and Aaron Pasetsky cover all things Inflation Reduction Act.

In this episode, Aaron and Alan outline the contours of the most recent reconciliation package announced between Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV).

Topics: GOP challenges and lobbying on drug pricing provisions in the slimmed-down reconciliation bill, updated prospects of the OECD’s Pillar I and Pillar II and more.

Topics: Sen. Manchin’s tax increase objection, a slimmed-down reconciliation bill, the U.S.-Hungarian tax treaty and more.

On the first episode of the Federal Tax Policy Five Minute Drill podcast, Aaron Taylor, GBA's Senior Director of Tax and Trade, and Alan Pasetsky, GBA's Tax Policy Advisor, give a quick update on the latest tax news out of DC. This week, topics include Build Back Better’s new proposed Medicare policy, negotiations with Senator Manchin and Hungary’s opposition to OECD Pillar I and Pillar II rules.

On this month’s Trade Policy Podcast, Daniel Neff and Aaron Taylor sit down with Justin McCarthy, Senior Advisor at Akin Gump, to explore USTR’s current relationship with Congress. Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter to USTR expressing their concern over the lack of communication with Congress regarding trade matters. Given Congress’ inquiry, Daniel and Aaron spoke with Justin about the history of USTR’s relationship with Congress, typical norms and procedures, and implications for the future of the Biden administration’s trade priorities. Justin previously served in the George W. Bush administration as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and as principal liaison and advocate of the President to the House and Senate. With this depth of prior engagement and knowledge, Justin paints an insightful picture of how this relationship operated in the past and what it means for the future.

In this month’s episode, Daniel Neff sits down with Michael Leightman and Doug Bell from EY to do a deep dive on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). During their discussion, Michael and Doug provide their thoughts on where the IPEF stands after the recent round of public comments to USTR on the Fair and Resilient Trade Pillar. They then walk through some of GBA’s comments on market access, enforcement and digital economy standards, providing key insights into how those points may be taken. To end the conversation, Michael and Doug provide their thoughts on what other strategies businesses can use to engage with stakeholders on the framework.