Tax Reform Gains Momentum After House Passes Budget
The House adopted the Senate’s version of the budget resolution to move forward the GOP’s tax overhaul efforts
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) answers reporters' questions during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Oct. 26, 2017. Moments before Ryan conducted his news conference, the House passed a fiscal 2018 budget 216 to 212, beginning a process for the Senate to move forward on an overhaul of the tax code. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution for the 2018 fiscal year on Oct. 26, moving the Republicans one step closer to passing tax reform.
The Republican-controlled House had passed a budget earlier this month, but it was different than what the Senate approved on Oct. 19.
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
