Teachers may lose tax break for school supplies

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4. More from The Hill re tax break status

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/225669-how-the-white-house-torpedoed-reids-tax-deal

How the White House torpedoed Harry Reid’s tax deal
By Alexander Bolton and Bernie Becker - 12/02/14 06:00 AM EST

The White House worked closely with liberal House Democrats last week to torpedo a tax deal that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-­Nev.) was negotiating with Republicans.
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Reid has since stepped away from the table and left the lame­-duck tax talks entirely to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D­-Ore.). This means a one-­year extension of expired tax provisions appears more likely, though Wyden insisted Monday that he was no fan of that approach. “It’s all in Wyden’s hands now. Whatever happens is in Wyden’s hands,” said the senior staffer, who added that passing a one-­year extension of tax provisions this month sets up new tax talks next year, when Sen. Mitch McConnell (R­Ky.) will be the majority leader.
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With Reid now backing away from extenders negotiations, House Republicans are moving toward a vote that would restore many of the expired tax breaks only through the end of 2014.
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