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Article snippet: Republicans struggled for a second day to finish their work on a tax-cut plan, with President Trump arguing it should include ending ObamaCare’s mandate and lawmakers debating how to pay for rate cuts. Trump and House GOP leaders insisted that legislative text would be released on Thursday, though that seemed far from assured. And the difficulties already emerging for Republicans indicated just how challenging it would be to get a tax bill on Trump’s desk. “We want to make sure it’s right. And arbitrary deadlines do not work. We saw that with health care,” Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), a member of the leadership team, told reporters. “We’re not going to allow the idea of rolling it out on a Wednesday rather than a Thursday to determine something as substantive and important as tax reform,” McHenry said. Leaving a closed-door meeting just off the House floor, GOP members of the Ways and Means Committee said late Wednesday afternoon that the bill is on track to come out on Thursday. White House officials who huddled with lawmakers on Capitol Hill were also upbeat. Republicans are eager for a win on taxes after failing to repeal ObamaCare. GOP leadership has argued that Republicans are more in agreement on taxes and that the process has been better because the House, Senate and White House worked to get on the same page, releasing a joint framework for the legislation. But the bill’s details have been closely held, and some lawmakers are getting frust... Link to the full article to read more