GOP Split On Niche Tax Breaks

The Hill reports:

An internecine fight has broken out within the Senate Republican Conference over tax expenditures, putting Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah), the senior Republican on the Finance panel, at odds with colleagues.

Hatch, who will likely face a conservative challenger in next year’s Republican Senate primary, has taken a strong stand against any possible tax increases — a position popular with the right. And he’s warned colleagues that niche tax breaks will not be eliminated in order to raise revenue if he has any say.