Brady Statement on Year-End Tax Package: ‘This annual temporary tax circus needs to end’

The following press release was published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means on Jan. 7, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the year-end tax package:

“Regrettably, business as usual prevailed in our efforts to reform these supposedly temporary, annual tax policy changes. The fight is not over - the focus turns to 2020. This annual temporary tax circus needs to end.

“Taxpayers deserve certainty, not midnight brinksmanship and short-term patches. I’m hopeful we can continue to work to reform these temporary policies, providing certainty, predictability, and growth."

Source: U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means