LEADING THE DAY Nikki Haley: 'Ridiculous' for UN to analyze poverty in America: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday dismissed a poverty report by the United Nations, saying it's "ridiculous" for the intergovernmental body to analyze American poverty. "It is patently ridiculous for the United Nations to examine poverty in America," Haley said in a letter to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). "The Special Rapporteur wasted the UN's time and resources, deflecting attention from the world's worst human rights abusers and focusing instead on the wealthiest and freest country in the world." Sanders, along with several Democratic lawmakers in both chambers, earlier this month sent a letter to Haley asking her to show President Trump the conclusions of the report published by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. The report blamed poverty in the United States on politics. House panel approves belated 2019 budget: A House panel on Thursday approved a budget resolution for the 2019 fiscal year, advancing the measure two months after its legal deadline and well into the appropriations process it is meant to precede. The resolution passed the House Budget Committee along a strict, party-line vote of 21-13. "The largest looming shadow of doubt on America's future is, quite simply, the extent of the nation's debt," Committee Chairman Steve Womack (R-Ark.) said in his opening remarks of the two-day markup. The national deficit, he noted, was projected to reach nearly $1 trillion next year. The resolution approved Thursday lays out a path to balance the budget over a decade and calls for $8.1 trillion in deficit reduction measures to reach that goal. The Hill's Niv Elis breaks it down here. FINANCE IN FOCUS: Will tax law help GOP? It's a mystery six months in. Voters feel positive about the economy, and polling on the generic congressional ballot isn't as bad for Republicans as it was several months ago. But the tax law has never become overwhelmingly popular, and aspects of it could be concerning for swing voters. Both Republicans and Democrats believe that the tax law will be a winning issue for them in the midterms, leading each side to note the six-month mark with a series of events. "Tax reform, to be blunt, is the game-changer our economy needed," said Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) at a press conference Wednesday. At a separate press conference held at the same time, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the tax law a "shameful, dark cloud of a tax break for corporate America and the richest people." The Hill's Naomi Jagoda explores why it's still so hard pick a winner six months in. ON TAP NEXT WEEK Monday: - R Street Institute hosts an event on fixing the federal budget process, 12 p.m.
Tuesday: - American Enterprise Institute hosts an event on economic success for black men in America
- House Financial Services Committee: Hearing entitled "Oversight of the Federal Government's Approach to Lead-Based Paint and Mold Remediation in Public and Subsidized Housing," 10 a.m.
- Senate Banking Committee: Hearing on legislative proposals to increase access to capital, 10 a.m.
- House Financial Services Committee: Hearing entitled "International and Domestic Implications of De-Risking," 2 p.m.
- The Heritage Foundation hosts an event on U.S. foreign aid reform, 2 p.m.
Wednesday - American Enterprise Institute hosts an eventon Federal Reserve reform proposals with Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), 8:30 a.m.
- House Financial Services Committee: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifiesbefore the panel during a HUD oversight hearing, 10 a.m.
- House Small Business Committee: Hearingentitled "ZTE: A Threat to America's Small Businesses," 11 a.m.
- Federal Reserve Vice Chairman of Supervision Randal Quarles delivers a speech on international regulatory cooperation at a bankers conference in Idaho, 11 a.m.
Thursday: - Senate Banking Committee: Hearing on legislative proposals to examine corporate governance, 10 a.m.
- Senate Finance Committee: Hearing on the nomination of Charles Rettig to serve as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, 10 a.m.
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