LEADING THE DAY Mulvaney backs Hensarling in power struggle over Dodd-Frank rollback: Mulvaney also endorsed House Republican efforts to seek changes to a bipartisan bill rolling back strict banking rules passed after the 2008 financial crisis. Mulvaney, who is also the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), praised the Senate for passing a bill to loosen parts of the Dodd-Frank Act. But he urged senators to add several measures produced by the House to the bill amid a power struggle between the chambers. "I think that is the best formula for arriving to the best result," said Mulvaney, testifying before the House Financial Services Committee. "Why can't we add to the Senate bill?" The Senate last month passed a bipartisan bill to exempt dozens of banks from some of the strictest parts of Dodd-Frank. The measure from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) passed 67-31 and is the most sweeping change to the 2010 law to receive support from Democrats. But Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) vowed to freeze the bill until senators backing the measure agree to include bills produced by the Financial Services panel that earned wide bipartisan support in the House. Why this matters: Mulvaney's comments are the most direct endorsement of Hensarling's efforts to amend the Senate bill from a White House official. The White House has previously said President Trump would sign the bill, and called on lawmakers to strike a deal as soon as possible. Trump himself said last week that a bill to loosen Dodd-Frank "should be done fairly quickly," but didn't weigh in on the talks between the Senate and House. Mulvaney took a different tone. "It makes complete sense to continue that debate," Mulvaney said, calling the Senate bill "a great fallback" that should target "as much of Dodd-Frank, especially the parts pertaining to the [CFPB], as you possibly can." Corker fears long run impact of tax cuts: Retiring Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker (R) said his vote on the GOP tax law could be one of the worst of his career if estimates that it will add $1.9 trillion to deficits over a decade prove correct. "If it ends up costing what has been laid out here, it could well be one of the worst votes I've made," he said at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate that produced the figure. "I hope that is not the case, I hope there's other data to assist, whether it's jobs or growth or whatever," Corker added. The Hill's Niv Elis tells us why. House panel approves bipartisan bills aimed at improving the IRS: The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday approved a package of bipartisan bills aimed at reforming the IRS, days before the April 17 tax filing deadline. The bills, which passed the committee by voice vote, make changes aimed at improving the IRS's taxpayer services, cybersecurity, enforcement and appeals. The Ways and Means Committee has been working on efforts to modernize the IRS for the past year and a half, and its oversight subcommittee has held several hearings on the topic. Republicans had sought to overhaul the IRS following the passage of their tax bill. The Hill's Naomi Jagoda breaks them down.
MARKET CHECK: Stocks fell on the day with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 218 points (0.9 percent), while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell 0.36 percent and 0.55 percent each. GOOD TO KNOW - The Trump administration is seeking to limit backlash to its trade policies with a relief package for farmers affected by the U.S. tariff fight with China, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- Federal Reserve officials at their March meeting saw strong economic growth, rising inflation and more reasons to hike interest rates. (CNBC).
- Economists say Trump's tariffs are the wrong way to address a valid issue. (New York Times).
- The Wall Street Journal explores how sanctions have soured investors on Russian markets.
- Bloomberg explains how Trump's tweets made Russia's top export more valuable than ever.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) decried a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that most workers in the U.S. have not seen their wages increase over the last year.
ODDS AND ENDS - A Netflix shareholder is reportedly suing the company's board of directors, accusing them of rigging the compensation process in the past so that executives would always receive bonuses.
- Bernie Madoff's former beach house is on the market with an asking price of $21 million.
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