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US tax overhaul in doubt as House GOP stuck on budget disagreements

Disputes persist over spending levels and border-adjusted tax proposal as August House recess looms

Published Thu, Jul 27, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    THE House is set to leave for its August recess without having taken the first essential step to overhauling the US tax code: agreeing on a 2018 budget resolution.

    Disputes among House Republicans over spending levels and the controversial border-adjusted tax proposal are preventing Speaker Paul Ryan from winning enough support to schedule a floor vote on the budget that a House panel approved last week.

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