Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith says recent remarks by House Speaker Paul Ryan on tax reform encourages him something might finally get done.

Smith says the federal tax system needs to become less complicated with fewer brackets…and he says it will be important to include an adequate transition period from the current system tto a new one. . .

Smith says too often federal programs fail to achieve their goals. . .

Smith sits on the Ways and Means Committee, the tax writing committee in the United States House.