Jusqu’ici, c’est à Londres que les plus belles femmes du monde se donnaient rendez-vous pour la célèbre élection de beauté, lorsqu’elle avait lieu en Europe. Selon Nice Matin, la ville de Nice aimerait elle-aussi tenter sa chance en 2017.

Cela fait bien longtemps qu’une Miss France n’a pas été couronnée Miss Monde. A défaut de pouvoir gagner l’élection, la France pourrait en tout cas l’organiser. Et c’est Nice qui désire être capitale de la beauté l’espace de quelques semaines en 2017.

L’idée a été soufflée par l’unique Miss Monde française, Denise Perrier, une Niçoise élue en 1953. La beauté fatale des années 1950, espère depuis plus de soixante ans voir une autre Française avec cette couronne sur la tête. A défaut d’avoir pu réaliser ce souhait pour le moment, l’ex Miss Monde compte bien faire de sa ville le QG de la beauté pour l’élection de 2017.

La présidente britannique de l’élection, Julia Morley, semble conquise par le projet. Le maire de Nice, Christian Estrosi, paraît lui-aussi ravi. Cette élection serait une aubaine pour la ville: la Baie des anges pourrait accueillir des milliers de personnes et des centaines de télés du monde entier venues retransmettre la fameuse élection. Un vrai coup de pouce pour l’économie locale.

L’adjoint au maire de la ville, Rudy Salles, prend très au sérieux cette ébauche de projet: “ J’ai vu l’ampleur de la configuration et de l’organisation. Miss Monde, ce n’est pas une mince affaire.”, a-t-il confié au journal. La ville compte y aller petit pas par petit pas: “ A plus court terme, en 2015, nous envisageons d’inviter à Nice, Miss Monde 2014, qui est sud-africaine, à travers une opération humanitaire. Nous reprendrons contact avec Julia Morley en début d’année.”, a annoncé l’adjoint au maire.

La baie des Anges a désormais deux ans pour devenir la capitale du glamour et conquérir le cœur des organisateurs. Le compte à rebours est lancé.

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Abortion activists have called for a protest against Alabama’s new law that bans most abortions in the state as it also declares unborn babies to be persons:

Planned Parenthood Southeast Advocates, the Alabama chapter of the ACLU, and Emerge Alabama, a group that promotes women Democrat leaders, are joining several other organizations Sunday in Montgomery for a “march for reproductive freedom.”

Democrat candidate for Alabama secretary of state Heather Milam announced the march on Twitter:

Actress and political activist Alyssa Milano, who recently said, “We are all pro-life,” promoted the Alabama march on Twitter.

“I wish I could be there with you,” Milano tweeted. “I’ll be there in spirit.”

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed the Human Life Protection Act into law Wednesday.

“To the bill’s many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians’ deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God,” Ivey said upon signing the legislation.

Milano responded to Ivey by tweeting, “Get your God out of my uterus.”

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The law is intended to challenge the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, in which the high court invented a right to abortion, though none existed in the Constitution.

“The heart of this bill is to confront a decision that was made by the courts in 1973 that said the baby in the womb is not a person,” said Alabama state Rep. Terri Collins, a sponsor of the legislation. “This bill addresses that one issue. Is that baby in the womb a person? I believe our law says it is. I believe our people say it is. And I believe technology shows it is.”

Jourová to take aim at Malta over corruption, money laundering

Gaps in island’s anti-money-laundering rules undermine Europe-wide efforts, commissioner is expected to say.

European Commissioner for Justice Vĕra Jourová will issue a stern rebuke of Malta’s track record on corruption, money laundering and security, as well as the island’s controversial passports-for-money scheme in a speech Thursday.

“Money laundering, citizenship for sale, security, corruption all pose a threat to security, the rule of law and democracy as such,” she is expected to say, according to speaking points seen by POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook. “My role, as a European justice commissioner, is to sometimes ask difficult and honest questions, especially on the issues that affect all of us.”

There are “serious gaps” in Malta’s anti-money laundering rules, which undermine the fight against crime across the Continent, the commissioner is expected to say.

“The fight against money laundering is not just about protecting our financial systems; and the gaps in one member state have impact on all others. The money laundered in one country can and often does support crime in another.”

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Jourová will also criticize the island’s controversial Individual Investor Programme — which has seen authorities issue passports to over 700 individuals in exchange for investments and cash donations to the government since 2014.

“Becoming a Maltese citizen also means becoming an EU citizen — with all its rights, including free movement,” Jourová is expected to say. “The Commission’s concern is to guarantee that EU citizenship is delivered to people who actually have links to the country in which they apply for citizenship.”

Her speech is also expected to touch on the EU’s recurring concerns over security and the rule of law in Malta and address the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in a car bombing last year.

“I think the murder of a journalist was a wake-up call for many of us and a clear realization that many things are related to one another,” she will say.

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Lawyers for Kevin Spacey are returning to court in the case accusing the former “House of Cards” star of groping a young man at a bar on the island of Nantucket.

A pretrial hearing is scheduled in the Nantucket District Court on Monday.

Authorities say the assault happened in 2016 at the Club Car, where the 18-year-old worked as a busboy.

Spacey pleaded not guilty in January to a charge of indecent assault and battery. His lawyers have called the allegations “patently false.”

In court documents filed Friday, Spacey’s attorney accused the man of deleting text messages that support Spacey’s claims of innocence. The accuser’s attorney declined to comment.

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The judge has ordered the Club Car to turn over surveillance footage from the night in question by Monday.

Oettinger: Commission president should choose own secretary-general

Budget commissioner’s comments follow Ombudsman report slamming Martin Selmayr’s promotion.

Presidents of the European Commission should be able to choose their own secretary-general, EU budget chief Günther Oettinger said Wednesday, following criticism of how Martin Selmayr came to fill the EU’s most senior civil service post.

Oettinger was asked during the DLD Europe conference in Brussels whether the Commission could have done anything differently in the swift appointment of Selmayr as secretary-general, which the European Ombudsman slammed in a scathing report on Tuesday.

The budget commissioner said in response that the head of the Commission should be able to choose someone they think is trustworthy and capable of organizing the internal processes of the Commission. Oettinger added that even members of the European Council were wondering why the president doesn’t have the right to choose a secretary-general.

Currently, the secretary-general has to be approved in a vote by commissioners.

“Take my chancellor as an example,” Oettinger said, referring to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Do you really think when she has to appoint a new boss of her chancellery, she would ask anybody? It’s her decision.”

Selmayr’s rapid rise from President Jean-Claude Juncker’s chief of staff to secretary-general earlier this year created a storm in Brussels. European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly was urged by the European Parliament to investigate his appointment, and her report this week concluded the Commission had committed four acts of “maladministration” in the process.

Oettinger said Wednesday that Selmayr is a person that “nobody is neutral about.”

“Many like him and are happy to have him on our team. But not everybody likes him,” the commissioner said. “Therefore it was clear that not everybody was happy with his appointment — in the Parliament, in the public sphere, even in the Commission.”

Still, Oettinger said he is convinced that Selmayr is competent and can fulfill all the responsibilities of the secretary-general position.

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’s nonpartisan audit agency, is opening an investigation into a program providing aid to farmers hit by President TrumpDonald John TrumpCensus Bureau spends millions on ad campaign to mitigate fears on excluded citizenship question Bloomberg campaign: Primary is two-way race with Sanders Democratic senator meets with Iranian foreign minister MORE‘s trade wars.

“It’s clear that the Trump Administration’s trade assistance payments pick winners and losers rather than help the farmers who have been hit the hardest by this president’s trade policies,” said Sen. Debbie StabenowDeborah (Debbie) Ann StabenowGAO launches investigation into Trump aid for farmers Democrats worried about Trump’s growing strength GAO to review Trump administration’s billion farm bailout MORE (Mich.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, who requested the investigation last month.

“This investigation will shed more light on what has been happening, and bring accountability and fairness to a program that has spent billions of taxpayer dollars,” she added.

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The Trump administration announced the aid program, called the Market Facilitation Program, in August of 2018, as a trade war with China heated up, leading to significant tariffs on U.S. agriculture such as soybeans.

The tariffs hit hard, leading to a spike in farm bankruptcies.

The Agriculture Department (USDA) pledged $12 billion in aid in 2018 and an additional $14.5 billion in 2019.

One study found that between disaster aid, trade aid, insurance indemnities and the trade assistance, almost 40 percent of farm income was coming from some sort of aid.

Stabenow raised concerns that the aid distribution was being decided by political considerations, with larger payouts going to Trump-voting red states in the South. She also had questions over whether USDA’s methods for dispersing aid were preventing waste, fraud and abuse.

A USDA spokesperson said the methods had been transparent and on par with international methodologies. 

“The fact of the matter is that USDA has provided necessary funding to help farmers who have been impacted by unjustified retaliatory tariffs,” they said 

 

“While criticism is easy to come up with, we welcome constructive feedback from any member of Congress with recommendations as to how the program could be better administered,” they added. 

 

Updated at 5:12 p.m.

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EU commissioner likens Johnson, Rees-Mogg and Farage to Three Stooges

Phil Hogan says ‘if the UK attitude is Chequers and only Chequers, there will be no agreement before March next year.’

A European Commissioner said leading Brexiteers Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nigel Farage “like to see themselves as the Three Musketeers. They are more like the Three Stooges.”

Phil Hogan, the agriculture commissioner, said Brussels would not allow the EU to be weakened “just to save the U.K. from the consequences of its own silliness.” He also warned Prime Minister Theresa May there would be no Brexit deal next March if she insisted on sticking to her Chequers proposal, the Guardian reported.

Speaking at the Kennedy Summer School in County Wexford, Hogan said: “The EU’s first offer, reflexively rejected, was a significant departure from our internal market policy. And it was meant for Northern Ireland only. It was that Northern Ireland could remain in the single market with the EU27.”

However, instead of accepting that offer, the U.K.’s reply was: “‘Let’s restrict the single market to goods and generalize it for the whole U.K.’ The EU’s answer has already been given: No.”

He added that “if the U.K. attitude is Chequers and only Chequers, there will be no agreement before March next year on the future trade relationship.”

He also had harsh words for the Brexiteers.

“Don’t be misguided by those extremists riding the wrecking ball and calling for the EU’s disappearance. Don’t be misled by the rhetoric of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Farage and Mr. Rees-Mogg. They like to see themselves as the Three Musketeers. They are more like the Three Stooges,” the Irish commissioner said.

“For an agreement to take place, the issue [of the Irish border] needs to be, as Michel Barnier said, de-dramatized. The invisible border is essential for peace – don’t listen to the Three Stooges, they don’t know the first thing about it.

“In trade terms, maintaining the invisible border will be good for the U.K., good for Northern Ireland, good for Ireland, and good for the EU. Dialing down the rhetoric would allow these incontrovertible facts to come to the fore.”

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The social media company Twitter on Saturday said that the official Twitter accounts for the Olympics as well as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have both been hacked and temporarily locked.

A Twitter spokesperson told Reuters that the accounts had been hacked via a third-party platform.

“As soon as we were made aware of the issue, we locked the compromised accounts and are working closely with our partners to restore them,” the spokesperson added.

An IOC spokesperson told the wire service that the governing body was also looking into the matter.

In the past two months, several high profile accounts on the website have been hacked, including Facebook’s and several accounts of National Football League (NFL) teams.

The Hill has reached out to Twitter for comment. 

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Welcome to Wednesday’s Overnight Health Care.

It’s another Democratic debate tonight, as candidates jockey just ahead of Saturday’s Nevada caucuses. 

Back in Washington, Senate Democrats want the Trump administration to withdraw a rule governing religious providers and HHS officials will testify in the Senate on the coronavirus next week.

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We’ll start with debate night…

 

What we are watching for tonight

Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg will join the field tonight, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. Bloomberg has been taking fire from all sides since his late entry into the race, and expect him to be on the hot seat tonight defending his past remarks about health care.

Bloomberg, a former Democrat-turned Republican-turned Independent-turned Democrat, has spoken about the need for entitlement reform as a way to cut the deficit, a position that puts him at odds with others in the Democratic primary. 

Bloomberg has also criticized ObamaCare, which former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden leads Sanders by single digits in South Carolina: poll Pro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Biden will go after Bloomberg, Sanders at Las Vegas debate, aides say MORE mentioned in a new ad on Wednesday.

“He passed a health care bill that does absolutely nothing to fix the big health care problems in this country,” Bloomberg says in a resurfaced clip from 2010. “It’s just a disgrace.”

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Also on the hot seat: Bernie SandersBernie SandersBiden leads Sanders by single digits in South Carolina: poll Pro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Biden will go after Bloomberg, Sanders at Las Vegas debate, aides say MORE. Sanders is likely to continue facing criticism for his “Medicare for All” plan. The policy came under fire in Nevada last week after the state’s powerful Culinary Union warned that it would “end culinary health care” by replacing private plans with government-run insurance.

Don’t forget medical records: Sanders had promised to release comprehensive records after having a heart attack last year. But on Tuesday, he told CNN he would not be sharing any more information. “I don’t think so, no,” Sanders said. On Wednesday, Sanders’ national press secretary said questions about his medical records and his overall health were equivalent to a “smear” campaign. She also had to retract a claim that Bloomberg had a heart attack.

 

Be sure to check in at TheHill.com tonight for the latest from the Las Vegas debate.

 

Senate Health Committee announces hearing on U.S. coronavirus response

Mark your calendars: The Senate Health Committee will hold a hearing March 3 featuring officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health, and Food and Drug Administration. 

The hearing will focus on how to “prevent the potential spread of disease in the United States,” the committee said, referring to the coronovirus.

Also on the calendar: The House Energy and Commerce Committee will also hold a hearing with HHS Secretary Alex Azar on Feb. 26. The first part will focus on the department’s budget request, followed by a panel with Azar and other health officials discussing the coronavirus response.   

Read more here.

 

CDC issues ‘Level 1’ warning for travel to Hong Kong

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel advisory for people traveling to Hong Kong due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

The mild Level 1 warning advises travelers to Hong Kong to avoid contact with sick people and clean their hands often by washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

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The agency did not tell people to cancel or postpone travel to Hong Kong, which just recorded its second death due to the coronavirus. Instead, the CDC said people who have traveled to Hong Kong in the past 14 days should seek medical attention if they are displaying symptoms of the virus.  

Read more on the advisory here.

 

25 Democratic senators urge Trump administration to request emergency coronavirus funding 

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris MurphyChristopher (Chris) Scott MurphyOvernight Defense: Dem senator met with Iranian foreign minister | Meeting draws criticism from right | Lawmakers push back at Pentagon funding for wall Democratic senator meets with Iranian foreign minister Lawmakers wary as US on cusp of initial deal with Taliban MORE (D-Conn.), along with 23 other Democratic senators, are urging the Trump administration to request emergency funding from Congress to respond to the coronavirus. 

In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyTrump declares war on hardworking Americans with new budget request Scaramucci thanks John Kelly for speaking up against Trump Trump lashes out over Kelly criticism: ‘He misses the action’ MORE, Democrats said they have heard concerns from state and local public health departments that are facing additional costs from responding to the outbreak. 

While there are only 15 confirmed cases in the U.S., hundreds of Americans have been quarantined after being evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak. More than 74,000 cases have been confirmed in China, while 924 cases have been confirmed in 25 other countries. 

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“Based on the global escalation of cases and the increasing demands on federal, state and local public health agencies, we are concerned that HHS has not requested additional resources,” the senators wrote. 

Why it matters: State and local health departments have been tasked with carrying out federal quarantine orders, as well as isolating confirmed cases and assisting with the screening of travelers. But it’s not clear if those departments will be reimbursed for their work, the senators said. We’ve written before about how outbreaks can strain the public health system, which experts argue is underfunded as is.

“We strongly urge the Administration to transmit an emergency supplemental request that ensures it can and will fully reimburse states for the costs they are incurring as part of this response – including costs associated with the enactment of travel screening and quarantine policies laid out by the Federal government,” the senators said. 

Read more here. 

 

Democrats demand Trump administration withdraw religious provider rule

Senate Democrats are demanding the Trump administration withdraw a proposed rule that would expand religious exemptions for federally funded faith-based social service providers.

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Led by Sens. Patty MurrayPatricia (Patty) Lynn MurrayDemocrats demand Trump administration withdraw religious provider rule How to downsize the federal education role — without attracting attention Senate Dems blast Barr for ‘clear violation’ of duty in Stone case, urge him to resign MORE (D-Wash.) and Ron WydenRonald (Ron) Lee WydenDemocrats demand Trump administration withdraw religious provider rule Ernst endorses bipartisan Grassley-Wyden bill to lower drug prices Senate Dems blast Barr for ‘clear violation’ of duty in Stone case, urge him to resign MORE (D-Ore.), the senators said in a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar that the proposal is “both an attack on religious freedom and yet another step taken by President TrumpDonald John TrumpFed saw risks to US economy fading before coronavirus spread quickened Pro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Britain announces immigration policy barring unskilled migrants MORE to greenlight federally-funded discrimination.”

The proposal seeks to remove a mandate that the faith-based health and social service providers tell patients about services they do not provide for religious reasons, referring those patients to other providers.

It would also eliminate a provision requiring federally funded faith-based organizations to give written notice to beneficiaries to ensure they are aware of the religious nature of the organization.

Read more here.

 

Trump Medicaid proposal sparks bipartisan warnings 

Republicans and Democrats alike are warning that a recent proposal from the Trump administration could lead to billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, forcing states to eliminate benefits, reduce enrollment or cut payments to health providers.

In a rare sign of unity, hospitals, insurers, patient advocates and members of both political parties are on the same page in their opposition to the Trump administration’s plan, and most have urged the administration to withdraw a proposal they say would “cripple” Medicaid, the federal-state partnership that provides health care for the poor.

The proposal hasn’t received as much attention as the administration’s other efforts to reform Medicaid, such as implementing work requirements, but it could have the most damaging effect because of how far-reaching it is, experts argue.

“This is high stakes,” said Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, whose board urged the administration to completely withdraw the proposal.

Read more here. 

 

Wednesday, February 26: America’s Opioid Epidemic: Lessons Learned & A Way Forward 

Join The Hill on Wednesday, February 26th in downtown Washington, D.C. as we host a conversation about expanding access to treatment and helping those battling opioid addiction begin the journey toward long-term recovery. We will be speaking with Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Rep. David JoyceDavid Patrick JoyceThe Hill’s Morning Report – In Nevada, bets on Sanders, eyes on Bloomberg Overnight Health Care: Ernst endorses bipartisan bill to lower drug prices | US partnering with drugmakers on coronavirus vaccine | UN chief says virus poses ‘enormous’ risks The Hill’s Morning Report – Sanders on the rise as Nevada debate looms MORE (R-Ohio) and Rep. Paul TonkoPaul David TonkoThe Hill’s Morning Report – In Nevada, bets on Sanders, eyes on Bloomberg Overnight Health Care: Ernst endorses bipartisan bill to lower drug prices | US partnering with drugmakers on coronavirus vaccine | UN chief says virus poses ‘enormous’ risks The Hill’s Morning Report – Sanders on the rise as Nevada debate looms MORE (D-N.Y.). RSVP today!

  

What we’re reading

The Democrats’ surest path to victory is clear–defend the ACA from Trump’s attacks (Daily Beast)

My $145,000 surprise medical bill (New York Times opinion)

Trump’s next health care move: Giving Silicon Valley your medical data (Politico)   

How the drug lobby lost its mojo in Washington (Wall Street Journal)

 

State by state 

Minnesota task force recommends 14 ways to lower prescription drug prices (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) 

Missouri lawmakers confirm up to 60,000 children wrongfully removed from Medicaid (News Tribune)

Justice Department says Maine violated disabled man’s rights by limiting Medicaid services (Portland Press Herald)

 

The Hill op-eds

Public trust in data could have helped China contain the coronavirus

Flavor prohibitions will leave bad taste in states’ mouths

Global response to a growing epidemic: The UN at work on coronavirus 

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2020 Democratic candidates have offered various tax proposals they hope will appeal to voters.

The candidates have important differences over items like the corporate tax rate and whether there should be a wealth tax, but they are in agreement that they want taxes on wealthy people and corporations to be higher.

Whoever wins the Democratic nomination will have significantly different ideas on taxes from President TrumpDonald John TrumpRussian sanctions will boomerang States, cities rethink tax incentives after Amazon HQ2 backlash A Presidents Day perspective on the nature of a free press MORE. The president in 2017 signed legislation that cut tax rates for individuals and businesses, which Democrats criticize for its benefits to wealthy individuals and corporations. Trump is also expected to release a new tax proposal ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

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Here are some of the key elements of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates’ tax proposals.

 

Joe BidenJoe BidenJoe Biden lost his fastball — can he get it back before South Carolina? Where the 2020 Democrats stand on taxes Bloomberg hits Sanders supporters in new ad MORE

The former vice president is one of the more moderate candidates in the race, and his tax plan would not raise taxes on the rich as much as some other candidates would. Still, Biden’s plan includes a number of tax increases for higher earners and businesses.

Biden has called for raising the top individual tax rate from 37 percent to its pre-GOP tax law level of 39.6 percent and taxing the capital gains of those with more than $1 million in income at the same rates as ordinary income. He’s also proposing to cap the value of itemized deductions at 28 percent — an idea that had also been floated by former President Obama. And Biden wants to end a tax break known as “stepped up basis” that benefits heirs.

On the corporate side, Biden has called for raising the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent, which is lower than the pre-GOP tax law level of 35 percent but is the same rate that Obama proposed. He’s also proposing a minimum tax of 15 percent for corporations reporting more than $100 million in income on their financial statements and raising the rate for a minimum tax on foreign earnings created by Trump’s tax law from at least 10.5 percent to at least 21 percent.

 

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Michael BloombergMichael Rubens BloombergWhere the 2020 Democrats stand on taxes Bloomberg hits Sanders supporters in new ad Judd Gregg: Bloomberg rising MORE

The billionaire former New York City mayor released a tax plan earlier this month. The plan would raise the top individual tax rate back to 39.6 percent and create a 5 percent surtax on incomes above $5 million. It would also tax capital gains at the same rates as ordinary income for those making more than $1 million and make changes to the estate tax so that more estates are subject to it. 

Bloomberg’s proposed tax changes for businesses include raising the corporate tax rate to 28 percent, applying a minimum tax on a country-by-country basis and repealing the GOP tax law’s 20 percent deduction for income from noncorporate businesses known as pass-throughs. He’d also provide more resources to the IRS.

 

Pete ButtigiegPeter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegJoe Biden lost his fastball — can he get it back before South Carolina? Where the 2020 Democrats stand on taxes Bloomberg hits Sanders supporters in new ad MORE

The former South Bend, Ind., mayor’s tax plan, as the campaign outlined to the Wall Street Journal in December, would also raise the top individual tax rate to 39.6 percent, increase capital gains taxes for high earners, repeal the pass-through deduction, create a financial transaction tax and boost IRS enforcement.

Buttigieg is also proposing to increase the corporate tax rate back to its pre-GOP tax law level of 35 percent. While Buttigieg is one of the more moderate candidates in the race, he’s more in line with the progressives on the corporate tax rate than he is with the other moderates.

Buttigieg’s campaign website says that he supports expanding the earned income tax credit, which benefits low- and middle-income taxpayers.

 

Tulsi GabbardTulsi GabbardWhere the 2020 Democrats stand on taxes Sanders leads Biden in latest Nevada poll Yang: NYC should implement universal basic income MORE

Gabbard, a congresswoman from Hawaii, has not gone into much detail about taxes on the campaign trail. 

In Congress, she voted against the GOP tax law and has co-sponsored bills to create a financial transaction tax and to expand the child tax credit.

 

Amy KlobucharAmy Jean KlobucharJoe Biden lost his fastball — can he get it back before South Carolina? Where the 2020 Democrats stand on taxes Judd Gregg: Bloomberg rising MORE

Klobuchar would raise capital gains taxes for high earners and ensure that taxpayers with incomes of more than $1 million pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes.

The Minnesota senator backs raising the corporate tax rate to 28 percent and rolling back other portions of the GOP tax law benefiting corporations, and Klobuchar has expressed interest in closing “loopholes” that she says incentivize corporations to move jobs overseas. She also supports boosting tax enforcement.

Klobuchar’s tax proposals don’t just focus on raising taxes on rich people and corporations. She has also called for expanding tax credits benefiting low- and middle-income people, such as the earned income tax credit and child tax credit, and has proposed creating new tax incentives aimed at encouraging certain manufacturing and hiring activities. Nearly every Democratic senator has co-sponsored legislation to expand the earned income and child tax credits, including fellow presidential candidates Bernie SandersBernie SandersJoe Biden lost his fastball — can he get it back before South Carolina? Where the 2020 Democrats stand on taxes Bloomberg hits Sanders supporters in new ad MORE and Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenJoe Biden lost his fastball — can he get it back before South Carolina? Where the 2020 Democrats stand on taxes Budget hawks frustrated by 2020 politics in entitlement reform fight MORE.

 

Bernie Sanders

Sanders, who received the most votes in both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, is the leading progressive candidate and is calling for aggressive tax increases on the wealthy and corporations.

Vermont’s Independent senator called for a wealth tax with eight brackets, the top one being 8 percent on the wealth of married couples over $10 billion. He’d also significantly expand the estate tax, reducing the amount of money that’s exempt from the tax and creating a progressive rate structure for it that tops out at 77 percent for the value of estates over $1 billion. 

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Sanders also has several tax proposals aimed at businesses and Wall Street. He wants to raise the corporate tax rate back to 35 percent and tax both companies’ domestic and foreign earnings at that rate. He wants to repeal the GOP tax law’s pass-through deduction and require large pass-throughs to pay corporate taxes. He’s proposing tax penalties for large corporations’ income if they have large gaps between their CEO’s pay and their median worker’s pay. And he’s called for a financial transaction tax.

 

Tom SteyerTom Fahr SteyerWhere the 2020 Democrats stand on taxes Klobuchar, Steyer unable to name Mexico’s president in pointed interview Sunday shows – Spotlight shines on Bloomberg, stop and frisk MORE

Like some of the other progressive candidates, Steyer, a billionaire, has called for a wealth tax.

His proposal includes three brackets, with the highest being 2 percent on net worth of at least $1 billion.

Other proposals from Steyer to raise taxes on the rich include calls for raising the top individual tax rate to 39.6 percent and taxing capital gains and ordinary income at the same rates. He wants to raise the corporate tax rate to 35 percent.

Steyer also has some proposals aimed at providing tax relief for those who aren’t wealthy. He wants to expand the earned income tax credit and child tax credit, and he also wants to provide a tax-rate cut for individuals making under $200,000 and families making under $250,000.

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Elizabeth Warren

Warren, a Massachusetts senator, laid down a marker for the debate on taxes in the Democratic primary when she proposed a wealth tax in January of last year. Other candidates then followed suit in offering their own proposals to raise taxes on the rich, and wealth taxes became a topic of discussion in debates.

The current version of Warren’s annual wealth tax would tax net worth between $50 million and $1 billion at 2 percent and net worth above $1 billion at 6 percent.

The wealth tax is just one of many tax proposals that Warren has offered to finance her ambitious spending proposals.

Other notable tax proposals include a 7 percent tax on corporate profits over $100 million, boosting IRS enforcement, a financial transactions tax and taxing wealthy people’s investment gains annually. Warren has also called for restoring the corporate tax rate to 35 percent and a country-by-country minimum tax at that rate.

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