News Alert: How the Trump tax law passed – the lobbying frenzy

View in your browser     How the Trump tax law passed: The lobbying frenzy When David French was driving home from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July 2016, he took a phone call with members of his team at the National Retail Federation (NRF). The topic: Whether to do an economic analysis of Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) tax blueprint, which contained a proposal, known as “border adjustment,” to tax imports and exempt exports. “We had concerns right away about the blueprint,” said French, senior vice president of government relations for NRF. “It was a radical transformation of the tax code, and it was a consumption tax.” This is part six of a seven-part series on how President Trump's tax law passed Congress and how it is playing out in the battle for Congress in the 2018 midterm elections. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.