GOP chairman: Tax reform will repeal limit on church political activity

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said Friday that a House Republican tax reform bill will include repeal of the Johnson Amendment, which bars tax-exempt churches and other charities from endorsing political candidates.

"Places of worship across America need to be free to practice their faith without worrying about Washington or the IRS targeting their religious freedom," he said at the Conservative Political Action Conference, to cheers from the audience.

"So in our Republican tax reform, we're going to repeal the damaging effects of the Johnson Amendment once and for all."...
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