Rep. Erik Paulsen tries to sell tax code overhaul

U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen pitched an overhaul of the U.S. tax code Thursday at Best Buy headquarters, trying to build support for one of his own top priorities as Republicans in Washington struggle for major accomplishments.

Paulsen and colleague U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, who chairs the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, said that they expect by the end of the year to send President Donald Trump a major tax bill that he will sign. It will lower tax rates for families and businesses, they said, and also make the tax code simpler.

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