Paul Ryan

Congress is trying to ram through a bill that would reshape the U.S. economy in just a few short weeks, but its leaders have kept the plan shrouded in secrecy and released not a word of legislative text.

House Speaker Paul Ryan’s efforts to kill a deduction as part of a Republican tax overhaul would hit very close to home—among his constituents with homes on glistening Geneva Lake in his southeastern Wisconsin district.

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady said Wednesday he expects to announce a deal with concerned Republicans from high-tax states on the state and local tax deduction “before the bill will be laid out next week.”

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday that Republicans will include a fourth income tax bracket in their tax-overhaul plan so that top earners "do not see a big rate cut."

The GOP show of unity will allow reform to pass on a party-line vote.

President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to give themselves some breathing room on their goal of completing a tax overhaul before year’s end in remarks that emphasized the difficulty of passing major legislation.

Republican congressmen from states with high taxes are concerned about the potential loss of the deduction.

A group of conservative House Democrats is embracing some elements of a GOP plan to cut taxes, potentially creating an opening for Republicans to win bipartisan support.

The tax reform plan released Wednesday by Republican leaders and the Trump administration is more focused on corporate taxes than individual taxes, experts say.

Republicans unveiled a framework for their long-awaited tax reform plan Wednesday, listing a series of tax cuts but with few details on how to raise revenue to pay for the cuts.