Summary: The tensions and jousting in Washington in an era of divided government was evident the week of Jan. 14 as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appeared to decline a request by House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) to testify at a committee hearing on the partial government shutdown and the upcoming tax filing season. The shutdown began Dec. 22. Bloomberg Tax’s Kaustuv Basu joined host Amanda Iacone to talk about what’s brewing in Congress in the latest episode of Talking Tax. Host: Amanda Iacone. Producer: Nicholas Anzalotta-Kynoch.
