Republicans are more unified on tax reform than on anything else, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Thursday in talking up the prospects of legislation passing this year.

In a brief press conference at New Balance’s Lawrence, Mass., factory, Ryan was asked why the public should have confidence that Republicans will pass tax reform when they have struggled to fulfill the promise of replacing Obamacare. “As Republicans, we are wired the same way on tax reform,” Ryan replied.

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