Senate Democrats seek Trump tax returnsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats urged the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday to review President Donald Trump’s tax returns, as part of a campaign in Congress that has begun to show signs of attracting Republican support. Defying decades of precedent, Trump has refused to release his tax returns while his tax affairs are under federal audit. Democrats and other critics contend that the documents could show whether his global business empire poses any conflicts of interest as the president moves his agenda forward on issues ranging from tax reform to foreign relations. In a letter dated Wednesday, seven Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee urged the panel’s Republican chairman, Orrin Hatch, to request the documents from the U.S. Treasury so that lawmakers can review them in a closed session and determine whether the returns can be released to the public. Democrats in the House of Representatives said they planned to pose a similar request on Thursday to Hatch and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady in a bipartisan letter signed by 140 lawmakers, including House Republicans Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Walter Jones of North Carolina. The Democratic efforts face long odds in the Republican-controlled Congress. Three attempts in the House have met with defeat this year. Hatch and Brady responded to the Senate request in a joint letter saying Democrats were suggesting “an abuse of the tax-writing committees’ statutory authority” that would set “a dangerous precedent”.  Democrats say they hope to create a bipartisan juggernaut to require the disclosure of Trump’s and future presidents’ tax returns by pushing forward on multiple fronts.  On Monday, the House voted down a Democratic effort seeking the Republican president’s returns, with Sanford and Jones voting “present” rather than opposing the measure.  Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine told an interviewer last month she could be open to a subpoena of Trump’s taxes as part of a Senate Intelligence Committee probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. On Wednesday, Politico quoted Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina as saying he wanted presidential candidates to be required by law to release their tax returns beginning in 2020. “The tax return is the lowest ethical bar that you can have for a presidential nominee or a president,” said Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, top Senate Finance Democrat who introduced legislation in January requiring nominees and sitting presidents to disclose their returns. politicsNews
senate democrats seek trump tax returnswashington reuters senate democrats urged senate finance committee wednesday review president donald trump tax returns part campaign congress begun show signs attracting republican support defying decades precedent trump refused release tax returns tax affairs federal audit democrats critics contend documents could show whether global business empire poses conflicts interest president moves agenda forward issues ranging tax reform foreign relations in letter dated wednesday seven democrats senate finance committee urged panel republican chairman train hatch request documents treasury lawmakers review closed session determine whether returns released public democrats house representatives said planned pose similar request thursday hatch house ways means committee chairman kevin brady bipartisan letter signed lawmakers including house republicans mark stanford south carolina walter jones north carolina the democratic efforts face long odds congress three attempts house met defeat year hatch brady responded senate request joint letter saying democrats suggesting abuse committees statutory authority would set dangerous precedent democrats say hope create bipartisan juggernaut require disclosure trump future presidents tax returns pushing forward multiple fronts on monday house voted democratic effort seeking republican president returns stanford jones voting present rather opposing measure republican senator susan collins maine told interviewer last month could open subpoena trump taxes part senate intelligence committee probe alleged russian meddling presidential elections on wednesday politico quoted republican senator lindsay graham south carolina saying wanted presidential candidates required law release tax returns beginning the tax return lowest ethical bar presidential nominee president said senator ron widen oregon top senate finance democrat introduced legislation january requiring nominees sitting presidents disclose returns politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Senate Democrats seek Trump tax returnsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats urged the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday to review President Donald Trump’s tax returns, as part of a campaign in Congress that has begun to show signs of attracting Republican support. Defying decades of precedent, Trump has refused to release his tax returns while his tax affairs are under federal audit. Democrats and other critics contend that the documents could show whether his global business empire poses any conflicts of interest as the president moves his agenda forward on issues ranging from tax reform to foreign relations. In a letter dated Wednesday, seven Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee urged the panel’s Republican chairman, Orrin Hatch, to request the documents from the U.S. Treasury so that lawmakers can review them in a closed session and determine whether the returns can be released to the public. Democrats in the House of Representatives said they planned to pose a similar request on Thursday to Hatch and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady in a bipartisan letter signed by 140 lawmakers, including House Republicans Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Walter Jones of North Carolina. The Democratic efforts face long odds in the Republican-controlled Congress. Three attempts in the House have met with defeat this year. Hatch and Brady responded to the Senate request in a joint letter saying Democrats were suggesting “an abuse of the tax-writing committees’ statutory authority” that would set “a dangerous precedent”.  Democrats say they hope to create a bipartisan juggernaut to require the disclosure of Trump’s and future presidents’ tax returns by pushing forward on multiple fronts.  On Monday, the House voted down a Democratic effort seeking the Republican president’s returns, with Sanford and Jones voting “present” rather than opposing the measure.  Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine told an interviewer last month she could be open to a subpoena of Trump’s taxes as part of a Senate Intelligence Committee probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. On Wednesday, Politico quoted Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina as saying he wanted presidential candidates to be required by law to release their tax returns beginning in 2020. “The tax return is the lowest ethical bar that you can have for a presidential nominee or a president,” said Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, top Senate Finance Democrat who introduced legislation in January requiring nominees and sitting presidents to disclose their returns. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: senate democrats seek trump tax returnswashington reuters senate democrats urged senate finance committee wednesday review president donald trump tax returns part campaign congress begun show signs attracting republican support defying decades precedent trump refused release tax returns tax affairs federal audit democrats critics contend documents could show whether global business empire poses conflicts interest president moves agenda forward issues ranging tax reform foreign relations in letter dated wednesday seven democrats senate finance committee urged panel republican chairman train hatch request documents treasury lawmakers review closed session determine whether returns released public democrats house representatives said planned pose similar request thursday hatch house ways means committee chairman kevin brady bipartisan letter signed lawmakers including house republicans mark stanford south carolina walter jones north carolina the democratic efforts face long odds congress three attempts house met defeat year hatch brady responded senate request joint letter saying democrats suggesting abuse committees statutory authority would set dangerous precedent democrats say hope create bipartisan juggernaut require disclosure trump future presidents tax returns pushing forward multiple fronts on monday house voted democratic effort seeking republican president returns stanford jones voting present rather opposing measure republican senator susan collins maine told interviewer last month could open subpoena trump taxes part senate intelligence committee probe alleged russian meddling presidential elections on wednesday politico quoted republican senator lindsay graham south carolina saying wanted presidential candidates required law release tax returns beginning the tax return lowest ethical bar presidential nominee president said senator ron widen oregon top senate finance democrat introduced legislation january requiring nominees sitting presidents disclose returns politicsnews