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Growth and investment. so if it keeps creeping up, will it depress what you want to do? >> our opinion of the has not changed. we are saying that we want the very best tax that can pass. and there are things at the house has to do with the senate has to do to get that last photo to across the finish line, that is up to them. the fifth bracket is not for their white house. we are not pushing or necessarily wanted but it is something that in the greater scheme of things at the house and senate say...

Will it depress what you want to do? >> our opinion of the has not changed. we are saying that we want the very best tax that can pass. and there are things at the house has to do with the senate has to do to get that last photo to across the finish line, that is up to them. the fifth bracket is not for their white house. we are not pushing or necessarily wanted but it is something that in the greater scheme of things at the house and senate says we have to take it then we will. >> if that happe...

Desk. >> look, we want the very best tax package that can actually pass. and if theres things the house or the senate has to do to get it across the finish line, thats up to them. that fifth bracket is not a priority for the white house. were not pushing it. we dont necessarily even want it. but its something in the greater scheme of things if we have to take it, well open discussions. >> reporter: and mulvaney said the only area not up for negotiation is insuring the middle class pays less in t...

25%. by the president has said that 20% is the redline for him. some members of congress pushing for a higher tax brackets for the richest americans, which the president says he is willing to support. mick mulvaney told dana perino on ""fox news sunday"" that a lot of good negotiations still lie ahead. listen here. >> we are saying, look, we want the best tax package that can actually pass. if there are things that house has to do to get the last vote across the finish line, that is up to them. ...

Class and jobs. if i feel the middle class is not getting what i want them to get, and thats going to be a lot because i want them to get really a lot, then im going to do a fifth bracket which will give them more. >> president trump talking about his tax reform plan, so with house and senate budget plans now in place, where do we go from here? lets bring in our panel right now. brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to president bush, also joining us is a chief economics strategist with the "wa...

Ronald reagan act2. >> he certainly is, eric, gop leadership is confident theyll be able to get tax reform to his desk by the end year, if not sooner. it is notable on the 31st anniversary when tax reform last passed. it took congress more than a year to do it in 1986 and lawmakers are aiming to do it in just ten weeks. republicans will likely introduce full plan in the next week or so, thats when the work begins, debating what the final tax reform bill looks like. there will be a lot of negotia...

Growth and investment. so if it keeps creeping up, will it depress what you want to do? >> our opinion of the has not changed. we are saying that we want the very best tax that can pass. and there are things at the house has to do with the senate has to do to get that last photo to across the finish line, that is up to them. the fifth bracket is not for their white house. we are not pushing or necessarily wanted but it is something that in the greater scheme of things at the house and senate say...

The finish line, that affected them. the fifth bracket is not a priority. we dont necessarily want to do something in the greater scheme of things we will open it. >> white house would like to see the corporate tax rate right down to 15%. the house wants to go lower than the current proposed rate of 20%. they get democrats involved to ensure tax reform can pass. while they may shot down that idea and said they would not be any broad appeals to democrats as a whole. instead we want to see them ta...

Get a bill to the presidents desk. >> look, we want the very best tax package that can actually pass. and if theres things the house or the senate has to do to get it across the finish line, thats up to them. that fifth bracket is not a priority for the white house. were not pushing it. we dont necessarily even want it. but its something in the greater scheme of things if we have to take it, well open discussions. >> reporter: and mulvaney said the only area not up for negotiation is insuring th...

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