The Senate Finance Committee approved President Donald Trump’s nominees to be the IRS’s top attorney and the Treasury Department’s top liaison to Capitol Hill, putting both officials one step closer to taking on key roles in implementing Republicans’ mega tax cut law.
The panel voted 15-12 Wednesday to advance the nomination of Donald Korb, Trump’s pick to be the next IRS chief counsel, and 14-13 along party lines to approve Derek Theurer’s nomination to serve as deputy Treasury undersecretary for legislative affairs. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) joined Republicans to support Korb’s nomination, telling Bloomberg Tax he believed he would act ...
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