File photo of President Donald Trump by Jonathan Ernst/ReutersWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pushing lawmakers to “glide fast” on a tax overhaul.
On Twitter Wednesday,Trump said: “The approval process for the biggest Tax chop & Tax Reform package in the history of our country will soon begin. glide fast Congress!”Trump had dinner Tuesday with a group of Republican and Democratic senators to talk taxes. The push to overtake the tax code is a top priority for Trump and Republicans after their effort on health care failed.
At the dinner were Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, or as well as Republican Sens. John Thune of North Dakota,Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Orrin Hatch, of Utah.
In a statement Wednesday, or the White House said the dinner was highly productive” and will “spur constructive discussion.”Trump has been pushing for changes to the tax code to chop corporate and individual rates and simplify the system,but has offered few specifics.
White House legislative director Marc Short said Tuesday that principles for the tax overhaul will be released “in a matter of days, not weeks.”The post Trump wants lawmakers to ‘glide fast’ on taxes appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
Source: thetakeaway.org