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Tax policy center estimates that at least one quarter of all taxpayers would see their tax bill actually go up under the republican plan. thats especially true for people in places with high housing costs and high state and local taxes, which sure sounds like a lot of suburbs. republican leadership faced with last nights election loss is vowing to press on even harder with their tax proposal. >> it doesnt change my reading of the current moment, it just emphasizes my reading of the current momen...

President or congress in 2016, was that we would do tax reform and tax cuts for families, for people. and so we have to get on with doing that. >> republican congressman mark walker of north korea calls the tax bill a move towards, quote, pro-worker, pro-family conservative ideas. and congressman, i dont think this probably applies in your district, but in youve got folks like darryl issa whos come out and said he cant support this bill and peter king and lee zeldin and leonard lance and others,...

Pro job, pro-worker and pro-growth. and its proven in canada and australia. this is not an experiment. we know this will work. opportunity now is if we get the base of legal immigrants solved and move qualified people into the job force, we will absolutely dramatically impact our economy, and let me give you an example. if you look at today, only one in 15 immigrants come into the country come into work, and because of that -- one out of 15. steve: i heard that before, as you say it again, its s...

You have a long line of people from certain countries, more than enough qualified workers to get in but cant because they reached the country quota. you talk about being xenophobic, the current practice we have in the united states is very much xenophobic, it limits people by country. steve: given in the eyes of many people, where are we? is it going to happen? what stage of the process are we in? >> we think we should have bipartisan support here. it was a democratic idea in the early 90s as we...

Cuts that are pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-worker, pro-family, and pro-american. >> sandra: president trump setting his sights on the largest tax cut in history. taking his pitch directly to the american people. but lawmakers on capitol hill including republicans may stand in his way. joining us now is president trumps chief economic advisor gary cohn the director of the national economic council. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> sandra: how did you think last n...

[applause] and thats why im here with you right now tonight. thank you. we are going to fight and we are going to get those republicans and maybe a few of those democrats to raise their hand, and youre going to have so much money to spend in this wonderful country. and this great economy. thats why we have proposed tax cuts that are pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-worker, pro-family, and pro-america. we need a tax system that is fair to working families and that encourages companies to stay in america...

Simpler and more fair for everyday americans, and we are going to bring back the jobs and wealth that have left our country and most people thought left our country for good. we want tax reform that is progrowth, pro-jobs, pro-worker, profamily, and yes, tax reform that is pro-american. >> sean: now democrats, they have no solutions, they are coming out in full force against president trumps plan and they will insist that any bill that passes, it has to soak the rich in taxes but thats not what ...

Well despite the hurricanes. manufacturing confidence is at an all-time high. america is finally back on the right track, but our country and our economy cannot take off like they should unless we transform americas outdated, complex, and externally burdensome tax code. it is a burden on our country. [applause] we have a once in a generation opportunity to pass tax reform that is pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-worker, pro-family, and pro-america. our current tax code punishes companies for doing busi...

Cartoon. this is something you have to take a deep breath, talk to people that know. which we he will be doing every day as much as we can and see how it will effect you. abby: that is wishful thinking, brian. i was going through the paper and i couldnt find one positive article about tax reform when people want tax reform. steve: we have grover norquist. he is the authority on it he says this will turbo charge the economy. we will have the balance of petes interview with the president. and, as ...

Simpler and more fair for everyday americans, and we are going to bring back the jobs and wealth that have left our country. and most people thought left our country for good. we want tax reform that is pro growth, pro jobs, pro worker, pro family, and yes tax reform that is pro american. it is time to take care of our people, to rebuild our nation, and to fight for our great american workers. [applause] >> shannon: chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us live from the north lawn. ...