Tax writers seek spending cuts to finance budget bill

GOP Lawmakers Want $2 Trillion in Tax Bill Offsets

Tax writers are urging their House Republican colleagues to make good on pledges to trim spending—or face the prospect of fewer tax cuts.

Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.), a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee and of the Budget Committee, on Wednesday led more than 30 House Republicans urging leadership to abide by deficit reduction targets necessary by non-tax panels before allowing for the full $4.5 trillion in tax cuts included in the budget reconciliation instructions for the House.

Signatories included fellow tax writers Reps. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and ...