Joint Tax Committee Names Temporary Chief of Staff

(Post #250) With two dissimilar reconciliation bills going through the House and Senate (Tax Analysts has a separate article today describing the House W&M decision to defer its bill), the Joint Committee on Taxation has appointed Thomas Barthold as acting chief staff. Senator Grassley, main man on the selection, said that Barthold had been on the committee for the last 18 years and therefore would provide a smooth transition.