Trump’s Massive Tax-Cut Plan Faces ‘Train Wreck’ of a Calendar

  • Health care impasse looms; calls to work through August recess
  • Deadlines for budget and debt ceiling complicate prospects too

Congress Returns to Crowded Agenda

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Congress returns from its mid-summer break Monday for a crucial three-week stretch that will help determine whether President Donald Trump can deliver on his promise of a historic tax cut.

Several obstacles await lawmakers, including an ongoing health-care fight, divisions among Republicans on the basic parameters of a tax bill, and a maelstrom of upcoming deadlines to keep the government running and avert a catastrophic default on U.S. debt.