Pence, Ryan tag-team on tax reform

Washington

VICE-PRESIDENT Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan aimed to project a united front on tax reform at a joint appearance on Tuesday, and in a sense, they did.

"The Internal Revenue Code is twice as long as the Bible, with none of the good news," Mr Pence told a Washington, DC, conference of manufacturing magnates. An hour later, Mr Ryan repeated the line nearly verbatim.

Indeed, the pair found plenty of common ground as they discussed GOP plans for changing the US tax code - a Republican priority for more than a decade and a top item on President Donald Trump's agenda. But despite sharing broad principles and a punchline, the party leaders give li…