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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Two well-known Capitol Hill insiders look at the priorities and realities of the first 100 days of the new Congress and Trump Administration in a just released episode of the \u201cVoice of Family Business on Capitol Hill\u201d podcast<\/a> series.<\/p>\n The podcast<\/a>, hosted by Pat Soldano, President of Family Enterprise USA and the Policy and Taxation Group, has a bipartisan discussion with two prominent Washington, D.C-based legal experts on the coming tax and economic policies affecting family businesses, family offices, and successful individuals.<\/p>\n The two Capitol Hill experts are Caren Street, Principal and legal expert, at the law and government-relations firm of Squire Patton Boggs, and Mark Warren, Shareholder and legal expert, at the law and government-relations firm of Brownstein.<\/p>\n In the podcast<\/a>, both Street and Warren take a deep dive into the critical tax discussions surrounding the extension of key provisions in the expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), government funding, and other important economic policies.<\/p>\n Street is a seasoned Washington, D.C., operative with 17 years of experience on Capitol Hill and in government relations. A Democrat, she is a principal of her firm\u2019s Public Policy Practice Group and advises a range of clients on public policy and government relations strategies to address issues before federal, state, and local governments. Prior to joining the firm, she has 14 years of bipartisan, bicameral leadership experience on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n In the podcast, both insiders agree it\u2019s still \u201cearly days,\u201d and policy gyrations and negotiation acrobatics are inevitable.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first real issue Congress will face is funding the government in March,\u201d says Street. \u201cThis will probably need to be bipartisan.\u201d<\/p>\n Warren, who worked on every major tax-policy debate since the Clinton administration, is a well-known professional on Capitol Hill, having spent more than two decades serving as congressional tax counsel spanning four administrations.<\/p>\n A Republican, Warren agrees with Street by saying that \u201ctax and reconciliation will move on their own tracks, but first the government has to be funded.\u201d<\/p>\n Warren served as chief tax counsel to the Senate Finance Committee, where he handled the development and implementation of Chairman Chuck Grassley\u2019s (R-IA) tax agenda. 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John Thune (R-SD).<\/p>\n During the discussion, Street believes the cost of the TCJA extensions will \u201cpush Democrats away, and so this won\u2019t be a bipartisan issue, but if it becomes a long-drawn out process it could become more bipartisan.\u201d<\/p>\n Warren does, however, see some bipartisan hope.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are eleven Democrats willing to work with Republicans, but I have to agree that this will all be incredibly difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n During the discussion, both experts agree \u201cno one in Congress\u201d wants to go home in January 2026 and \u201chave to explain why their taxes have gone up.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFamily businesses are looking for consistency and permanency in our tax policies,\u201d says Soldano about the tax policies discussed in the podcast<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s important to hear from people like Caren and Mark, who have worked directly with lawmakers, and know the realities of what can and cannot get done on Capitol Hill,\u201d she said. \u201cTheir insights offer family business owners valuable information on where the new tax bill is headed, and where the barriers are hidden in our policy making.\u201d<\/p>\n The podcast<\/a> can be heard on Spotify and other podcast platforms, and on both the Policy and Taxation Group and Family Enterprise USA\u2019s<\/a> websites.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#397389″ divider_weight=”2px” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Become a member text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” link_option_url=”https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/donate-2\/” global_module=”5822″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As we prepare for what promises to be a pivotal year for America, we’re asking you to consider becoming a member.<\/p>\n The need for fact-based reporting of issues important to multi generational businesses<\/a> and protecting a lifetime of savings<\/a> has never been greater. 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The issues we fight for or against with Congress in Washington DC include high income tax rates<\/a>, possible elimination of valuation discounts, increase in capital gains tax<\/a>, enactment of a wealth tax<\/a>, and the continued burden of the gift tax<\/a>, estate tax<\/a> and generation skipping tax<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/donate\/” button_text=”Become a Family Enterprise USA Member” button_alignment=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Become FEUSA member button” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” global_module=”6503″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_divider color=”#397389″ divider_style=”dotted” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_video_slider disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Video Slider Family Business Stories 2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_module=”6670″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video_slider_item src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y9VszpRjVDM” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” show_image_overlay=”off”][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=03T2VODneEg” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” show_image_overlay=”off”][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fHIxWaTwK64″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” show_image_overlay=”off”][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TI7P07GbNdU&t=27s” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” show_image_overlay=”off”][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][\/et_pb_video_slider][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”FEUSA Statement” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” link_option_url=”https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/donate-2\/” global_module=”5910″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Family Enterprise USA<\/a> promotes generationally<\/a> owned family business<\/a> creation, growth, viability, and sustainability by advocating for family businesses<\/a> and their lifetime of savings with Congress<\/a> in Washington DC.\u00a0 Since 2007, Family Enterprise USA<\/a> has represented and celebrated\u00a0all sizes, professions and industries of family-owned enterprises and multi-generational<\/a> employers. 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