Lobbyists cheer plan to jam Dems by linking debt hike to tax reform
By Kevin Bogardus and Megan R. Wilson – 09/24/13 05:30 AM ET
Tax lobbyists are cheering the House Republican plan to jam Democrats on tax reform, viewing it as perhaps their last chance for success this year.
K Street insiders say the move by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) to include tax reform deadlines in a debt-ceiling bill could be the game-changer they need to get legislation moving in Congress.
“We could talk tax reform to death,” said John Guzik, a founding partner at Franklin Partnership. “This forces both chambers to act.”
There’s no guarantee that Camp’s gambit will succeed, as Democrats are insistent that they will not accept any debt-ceiling legislation that isn’t “clean” of other provisions.