The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Paul Ryan claims 1986 tax reform, like the current one, had low public support just before passage U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan says not to worry that polls show most Americans don’t support supporting the historic tax reform he and other Republicans are pushing toward a final vote. At this stage prior to the last major tax reform, in 1986, the Wisconsin Republican says, support was low, too. Let’s see if Ryan — suddenly in the spotlight over whether he might retire — is right on his history. Ryan’s claim Ryan made his claim during a Dec. 13, 2017 interview with Jay Weber, a conservative
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