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Sources: House GOP to quickly push border tax; some doubt its chances

January 19, 2017 at 4:08 PM
House Republicans are expected to push ahead with a "very ambitious" time line for tax reform legislation that will include a border adjustment provision to tax imports and exempt exports, but according to sources on both sides of the aisle the GOP will face difficulty shoring up enough votes to pass the bill. Complicating the political landscape for such legislation is the fact that President-elect Trump this week criticized the GOP tax plan as "too complicated," highlighting an apparent disagreement...


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