Smith rep visits county commissioners

A community liaison for U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith visited with the Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday to provide an update on Smith’s legislative efforts in Washington D.C.

“This has been a very interesting year,” Phillip Black said.

Smith’s major agenda items, shared by fellow House of Representative Republicans, Black said, are health care reform and tax reform.

House Republicans passed a health care reform bill, though further efforts foundered in the Senate during the summer.

The focus now is on tax reform. Black provided a one-page summary to the commissioners.

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