Government Work Done, Tax Policy Writers Decamp to Lobbying Jobs

An attendee holds up a sign while waiting for President Donald Trump at a rally at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, Mont., July 5, 2018. Six months after Republicans pushed a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul through Congress, many of the most influential players who worked behind the scenes on the legislation are no longer on Capitol Hill or in the Trump administration, but instead became lobbyists. (Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times)