Budget Negotiators See Tax OverhaulUp Next (WSJ)

By Melanie Trottman

Melanie.Trottman@wsj.com

Having negotiated a big budget deal, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) and Senate Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray (D., Wash.) think the next area for bipartisan agreement could be on a tax overhaul.

In a joint, pretaped appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning, Mr. Ryan said Republicans want to move on a tax overhaul and could do so early next year.

“I’m hopeful, as a Ways and Means member as well, that we can start moving tax reform legislation,” Mr. Ryan said.

“Watch the Ways and Means Committee in the first quarter of next year,” he said. “We’re going to be advancing tax reform legislation because we think that’s a key ingredient to getting people back to work, to increasing take-home pay, to … grow this economy.”

Ms. Murray, sitting beside Mr. Ryan in the room where they hashed out the budget deal, said she agreed it is time for action.

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