Dave Reichert defends Republican tax bill
The Senate finally passed their version of tax reform over the weekend in a late night vote.
Even though the 2 a.m. passage featured crossed out pages and handwritten amendments, Congressmember Dave Reichert told 770 KTTH’s Jason Rantz it’s unfair to call the process rushed.
“This has been, for me, eight years of tedious work looking at the tax code line-by-line,” Reichert said. “This wasn’t done in the dark.”
Reichert points out that they held more than 40 hearings where they consulted experts and economists. He even considers work they did during the Obama administration as preparation for this bill.
Before the passage, Senator Angus King claimed no one knew what was in the bill, but Reichert says if he wanted to know he could’ve just looked at the House bill which senators used as a framework for their legislation.
http://mynorthwest.com/834931/reichert-on-tax-policy/
Adios Reichert. Don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you.
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Yeah, get him out of there.
Oops! I know he's retiring. I share your hope for a good Dem replacement, though.
