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Business groups push for quick action on taxes

Source: thehill.com - Jul 25, 2017

The business community is trying to light a fire under lawmakers and push them to pass tax reform legislation as soon as possible.

The increasing pressure comes as advocates fear that the gridlock that has stalled other GOP priorities could snare tax reform as well.

“I think they are anxious,” said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum and a former Congressional Budget Office director. “I think they would like to see some tangible progress.”

Optimism for tax reform soared after the presidential election, with business groups expecting a unified Republican government to move quickly on rewriting the tax code.

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