NEW: Sens. Sinema, Hawley & Young are quietly & informally working to get to 60 votes for the tax bill

Some of the changes they’re discussing were talked about on a call w trade groups Monday & include Hawley’s push for RECA

More w/ Andrew Desiderio punchbowl.news/article/sinema…

W&M’s trade markup now set for Wednesday at 10 am

Six bills set to be taken up include proposals extending GSP w/ modifications, addressing de minimis & tightening EV credit sourcing rules

Credit card reform: The CFPB and Dept. of Transportation are holding a joint hearing on airline credit card reward programs on May 9.

CFPB / DOT spoxs say in a statement the CFPB is 'looking closely at whether credit card issuers are following through on promises of rewards'

In the latest push for his tax bill, Finance Chair Ron Wyden released Treasury data saying 3.8M small businesses took now-expired tax breaks in 2021 that the bill would revive

Wyden is hitting R's for blocking the bill. There have also been calls for Schumer to hold a vote --

Don't sleep on Laura's very buzzy behind-the-scenes look at the future of House Democratic leadership and trade!!

👀 >>> punchbowl.news/article/hfsc-g…

I'm interviewing Rep. John Joyce THIS Thursday!

We'll talk news of the day (lots to cover!) and 5G.

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First in the Sunday Vault 🔓: Dem lawmakers led by Reps. Barbara Lee (Calif.), Steven Horsford (Nev.), Judy Chu (Calif.) and Nanette Barragán (Calif.) want 'complete' demographic data published on federal contracting dollars. from me and Laura Weiss
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Here's your first look at fundraising in the race to be the next top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee: punchbowl.news/article/hfsc-g…

Lawmakers led by Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Steven Horsford, Judy Chu and Nanette D. Barragán want the Small Business Administration to live up to its promise to release more information about federal contracting money broken down by race and ethnicity.

Brendan Pedersen and Laura Weiss with…

Extremely strong issue of The Vault here courtesy of Laura Weiss, Dave Clarke and yours truly.

Per ⁦Catherine Lucey⁩, WH Pool

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if there's one thing I've learned covering finance over the years, it's that the best advice comes from guys wearing self-branded berets

Really interesting comments from Mullin to Laura Weiss on the House-passed bipartisan tax bill. If Democrats keep control of the Senate, that would likely also make it difficult for Senate Rs to get what they want in 2025. (Even if they lost it, there's still the filibuster.)

Professional news: I’m joining Bloomberg in a few weeks to cover the Federal Reserve and U.S. economy. I’m grateful to get back to reporting at this important time for the economy, and in a newsroom that’s already made me valued and welcome. 🧵