), a lead architect of the GOP tax bill, suggested Tuesday the tax cuts may not fully pay for themselves, contradicting a promise Republicans made repeatedly while pushing the law in late 2017. Pressed about what portion of the tax cuts were fully paid for, Brady said it was “hard to know." “Revenue fell, it didn’t rise, after the tax cuts,” said Marc Goldwein, senior policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. “Anybody who tells you the fact the tax cuts are going to pay for themselves. But Brady said it was important to consider whether the tax cuts were a good investment.

Source: Washington Post June 11, 2019 20:48 UTC