Republican pitches raising corporate taxes — then scrambles to backtrack: report

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) this week scrambled to backtrack after he floated raising the corporate tax rate during a meeting with fellow House Republicans.

Punchbowl News reports that Arrington this week was "presenting a series of slides when he landed on a suggestion that sent people on and off Capitol Hill into a frenzy — raising the corporate tax rate."

The Texas Republican claimed that this slide made it into his presentation by "mistake" and he emphasized that a tax hike on...