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Seth Hanlon is a senior fellow at American Progress, where he focuses on federal tax and budget policy.
Prior to rejoining American Progress, he served as special assistant to the president for economic policy at the White House National Economic Council, where he coordinated the Obama administration’s tax policy. He has also served as senior tax counsel for the House Budget Committee Democratic staff under former ranking member Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and as tax counsel for Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a senior Finance Committee member, among other Capitol Hill roles. He was the Director of Fiscal Reform during a prior stint at American Progress and an associate attorney at Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered.
Hanlon has testified before Congress, and his work has been cited in the Financial Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and other publications. He has been featured in CNBC, NPR, C-SPAN and other outlets to discuss tax issues.
Hanlon received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his J.D. from Yale Law School.
While both parties have used budget reconciliation for major priorities, Republicans have used it more aggressively to force through tax cuts.
Seth Hanlon explains why the revelations about President Donald Trump's tax returns show that the IRS needs more funding to effectively address tax avoidance.
The Trump administration has broken core promises to American workers, families, and seniors.
Seth Hanlon explains how the latest government shutdown fittingly highlights former House Speaker Paul Ryan's (R-WI) disappointing tenure.
The Trump administration and its allies in Congress gave massive tax cuts to the wealthy that were funded in part through health care sabotage.
The Trump Cabinet would get billions of dollars back from the Trump-McConnell-Ryan tax plan.
Even with his new idea to limit itemized deductions, the Republican presidential candidate still gives a windfall to the top 1 percent.
Seth Hanlon explains how billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson stands to benefit from Gov. Romney's proposed tax policies.
$1 trillion in corporate tax cuts would be paid for by reducing middle-class tax breaks, not corporate tax breaks, under Romney’s plan.
Michael Linden, Seth Hanlon, Jennifer Erickson, Gadi Dechter, Adam Hersh, and Karla Walter take a close look at the core of Mitt Romney’s economic agenda and describe just how just how targeted it is for the benefit of the few at the expense of the many in our nation.
Daniel J. Weiss and Seth Hanlon show why Mitt Romney's tax plan would benefit highly profitable large oil companies that already enjoy lucrative tax breaks.
Seth Hanlon explains why Mitt Romney's argument that we must exempt the overseas profits of American companies from U.S. taxes to make them more competitive in a global economy doesn't hold up.
