House GOP: We can move tax reform bill without Dem votes

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The Hill:

Republican tax writers in the House say they’re willing to move a tax reform bill out of the Ways and Means Committee without Democratic votes.

Top GOP members of the panel acknowledge that passing a bipartisan product would give the House more leverage and stress they’re still looking to win over committee Democrats.

But Republicans also maintain that some of the major differences between the two parties on tax policy — especially whether a rewritten code should raise more revenue — aren’t likely to be solved at the committee level.

With that in mind, Republicans say that even though a tax reform bill will have to be bipartisan to eventually gain President Obama’s signature, that doesn’t mean every vote along the way needs to be bipartisan.

“I’d be satisfied if the House passed its best idea of pro-growth reform, and the Senate passed its best idea, whatever the vote structure might be,” said Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), a senior Ways and Means member.