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Smith: Tax chairs had to ‘take a risk,’ move without Crapo

House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) is calling out his Senate counterpart, Mike Crapo, over the Idaho Republican’s reluctance to back the bipartisan tax deal.

Speaking at a lunch this week, Smith told attendees that tax writers had to take the “risk” and strike a deal without Crapo, top Republican on the Senate Finance panel.

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