Marc Gerson was quoted regarding the potential use of a gradual phase-in of the border adjustment tax proposal contained in the House Republican Tax Reform Task Force "blueprint." "I don't know what compromises there are, other than phase-in," said Gerson, who formerly served as tax counsel to the House Committee on Ways and Means. The border adjustment tax is seen as a significant revenue raiser, Gerson said, so if lawmakers choose to phase in the provision gradually, they may need to pair it with a more tapered application of the corporate rate reduction proposed in the "blueprint."