Why the Next Four Days Will Be Crucial for the GOP Tax Bill
- House leaders will limit opportunities to amend bill on floor
- Committee’s hearings mark lobbyists’ best chance for revisions
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The House tax-writing committee begins debate Monday on the GOP’s proposed overhaul, kicking off four frantic days for lobbyists and lawmakers to revise a bill that represents President Donald Trump’s final hope for a signature legislative achievement this year.
It could prove to be a make-or-break week. The head of the tax-writing panel, Kevin Brady, has signaled that he intends to allow revisions during his committee’s meetings this week -- but not when the bill is on the full House floor. That means other House members will have to settle for a take-it-or-leave-it vote -- perhaps as soon as the week of Nov. 13.