Tax reform schedule slips as Republicans eye Obamacare gold

Tax reform schedule slips as Republicans eye Obamacare gold
  By: Lauren French and Brian Faler and Kelsey Snell
  November 14, 2013 04:58 PM EST

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp on Thursday   signaled his quest to jump-start a tax code rewrite this year is on hold,   after emerging from a meeting with Republican leaders deeply skeptical of   stepping into a political minefield.

The chief Republican tax writer has had to backtrack from   steadfast pledges to introduce the first tax code overhaul in a generation   this year, after skittish Republicans saw political gold in the botched   rollout of Obamacare.

Republican leadership is worried that Camp has not won enough   backing for the measure inside his own panel, much less the broader House GOP   Conference. They are also concerned about the reaction from the business   community, especially since he lacks any support from Democrats or the White   House.

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