Article snippet: House Republicans have rolled out their long-awaited tax reform bill. Now they have to sell it. Speaker MORE (R-Wis.), a policy wonk and former House Ways and Means Committee chairman, joined fellow GOP leaders at a news conference Thursday to make the case that the legislation gives a windfall to the middle class. “This plan is for the middle-class families in this country who deserve a break,” he said, flanked by families who were invited to the press conference. Moments later, Ryan was hustling back to the Capitol through an underground tunnel for a live CNN interview in his Speaker’s office, where he continued pitching the bill. “The whole purpose of this is a middle-class tax cut to give people more take home pay,” Ryan told CNN. Thursday marked the start of Republicans’ mad dash to rally support in Washington and around the country for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — the GOP’s attempt to overhaul the federal tax system for the first time in more than three decades. Ryan’s message is directed as much at his own 239-member GOP conference as it is the voting public. Tax reform has been Ryan’s highest priority since long before he became Speaker, and with the Republicans controlling all levers of power in Washington, he thinks now is the time to make legislation a reality. The pressure is on Republicans to deliver a major legislative win to President Trump, especially after their failure to repeal ObamaCare earlier this year.The tax bill would cut corporate and ... Link to the full article to read more