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Kery Murakami

kmurakami@washingtontimes.com

Kery Murakami covered Congress for The Washington Times.

Articles by Kery Murakami

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, arrives as the Senate holds votes on nominees for the Biden administration, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bernie Sanders’ new tax-hike plan hits corporations with high-paid CEOs

Sen. Bernard Sanders, wielding new power as the chairman of the Budget Committee, outlined a plan Wednesday to tackle income inequality by hammering corporations with higher taxes if their CEOs make 50 times more than their average workers.

March 17, 2021

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., speaks during a news conference before participating in the House Democratic Issues Conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Steny Hoyer accuses Republicans of gaming border crisis: ‘A political football to feed fear’

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday said Republicans were trying to score political points off the migrant crisis at the southern border.

March 16, 2021