Pro-border adjusted tax group begins airing ads backing reform

By Joseph Lawler

Published March 19, 2017 2:00pm ET

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Pro-border adjusted tax group begins airing ads backing reform — The ad does not specifically reference the border adjustment feature of the tax plan, which has provoked opposition from the retail industry and other importers. That same provision could benefit U.S. exports. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) | Ben Margot

A group of major companies backing House Republicans’ plan to adjust taxes at the border is launching its first television ads Sunday.

The American Made Coalition, comprised of Boeing, Caterpillar, Pfizer and other major importers, will begin “saturating” cable news channels in Washington, D.C., and in targeted states through early April with ads that back the Paul Ryan-led tax reform plan.

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