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Ronald reagan act2. >> he certainly is, eric, gop leadership is confident they'll 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, that's when the work begins, debating what the final tax reform bill looks like. there will be a lot of negotiations to get something together that can pass, and hearing about some of the possible changes. on ...

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 says we have to take it then we will. >> if that happened you think that senator schumer in warren both...

The finish line, that affected them. the fifth bracket is not a priority. we don't 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 targeting specific moderate democrat to see what consensus they can reach to get this passed. >> to b...

Get a bill to the president's desk. >> look, we want the very best tax package that can actually pass. and if there's things the house or the senate has to do to get it across the finish line, that's up to them. that fifth bracket is not a priority for the white house. we're not pushing it. we don't necessarily even want it. but it's something in the greater scheme of things if we have to take it, we'll open discussions. >> reporter: and mulvaney said the only area not up for negotiation is insuring the middle class pays less in taxes. as for business, he said the white house would like to get...

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