Five tax reforms Paul Ryan should propose as Ways and Means chairman

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., was officially named the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday for the incoming Congress. Self-imposed House rules will allow for Ryan to remain chair for up to six years, which could mean Ryan will design comprehensive tax reform during the next president’s first term.

In the meantime, for the next two years, Ryan will get to work with what is expected to be the most Republican-dominated House since the 1929-31 term, and the most-Republican Senate since the GOP lost control of the chamber in 2006. Here are five reforms Ryan should propose to the 114th United States Congress: