Republican congressional leaders on Wednesday said lawmakers plan to release a tax reform framework the week of Sept. 25, as President Trump urges Capitol Hill to get moving on the process.
“We will release a consensus document with the core elements of big, bold tax reform the week we return, September 25th,” said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady.
“Our timetable is still delivering this to the president’s desk this year,” Mr. Brady said.
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said lawmakers in both Houses have been working to get on the same page with the White House so there’s not a repeat of the stalled Obamacare repeal efforts, when the House advanced a bill but the Senate couldn’t muster the votes to pass its own legislation.
“We don’t want to repeat that again,” Mr. Ryan said an at AP newsmakers event. “We do have to get this done.”
Mr. Trump has been urging lawmakers to get moving, saying the changes are needed even more in light of the recent hurricanes that have devastated Texas and Florida.
