Wait ‘til next year. President Trump seemed to acknowledge what Hill Republicans have been saying for days and independent observers have been predicting about a tax bill for months.
What’s the biggest obstacle in the way of tax reform? Time considers President Trump. He may have called tax reform his top priority, but Congress remains wary of filling in the missing details in the Big Six Unified Framework. Why?
They’ll be home for Christmas, unless… Speaker Paul Ryan says he may keep the House in session during the holidays to pass tax legislation: “I don’t care, we got to get this done.”
Messaging matters. House Speaker Paul Ryan has extolled the virtues of lowering business taxes and promoting the Big Six Unified Framework proposed cuts in business tax rates, but he’s spent much less time touting the benefits of the framework for individuals.