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National Taxpayers Union's Arnold offers congressional preview

 RALEIGH — It's unlikely Congress will take major steps in the next year to reform the federal tax code or the Affordable Care Act. That's the assessment from a leader of the National Taxpayers Union.

 Brandon Arnold, NTU executive vice president, also analyzed the prospects for a new free trade agreement and other high-profile congressional legislation during a presentation Monday for the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society.

 In the video clip below, Arnold outlined key obstacles to federal tax reform.

 Click here to watch the full 44:02 presentation.