20 July 2017 Senate Finance Committee approves Kautter nomination The Senate Finance Committee on July 20, 2017, voted unanimously to advance the nomination of David Kautter, a former Director of National Tax at EY, to serve as the United States Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy. As Kautter noted in his testimony before the Committee on Tuesday, he is currently the Partner in Charge of the accounting firm RSM's Washington National Tax Office, previously ran the American University Kogod Tax Center, and was former Senator Danforth's tax counsel for over three years. Following the vote, Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) issued the following statement: "The Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy is a critical role as Congress and the administration work to overhaul the nation's tax system. David Kautter's experience and knowledge will serve the nation well as we work to unite on comprehensive tax reform. I am hopeful the full Senate will put politics aside and swiftly confirm his nomination."
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