Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Mnuchin's in the Spotlight and the Glare Is Harsh

It's tax-reform season, when a Treasury secretary should shine. So far, this one hasn't.

September 19, 2017 at 1:00 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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Tax-reform season should be Steve Mnuchin's time to shine, but there are good reasons to doubt that the Treasury secretary is ready for the spotlight.

He will be a central figure as the administration starts to roll out the specifics of President Donald Trump’s tax plan next week, and then tries to sell the plan to Congress and the public. There hasn't been significant tax reform in over 30 years, underscoring then difficulty of the challenge.