Trump Return Request May Make Tensions Fray for House Tax Writers (1)

Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), who heads the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, likes to talk about bipartisanship. Yet, his request for six years of President Donald Trump’s tax returns is going to put that spirit of comity to the test.

The relationship between committee members from both parties has alternated between tension and congeniality in the months since the Democrats took control of the House. There has been regular sparring over provisions in the 2017 tax law. But, there were also a series of unanimous votes on high-priority bills to strengthen retirement savings and rework the Internal Revenue Service. ...