House Speaker Ryan expects tax plan this fall: NYT interview

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday he expects to unveil a proposal for overhauling the federal tax code this fall and to get legislation passed this year.

"We want America to wake up on New Year's Day 2018 with a new tax system," Ryan said in an interview with The New York Times. He said congressional tax writers were close to releasing their template for the tax system overhaul.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu)