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To reporters after their weekly party lunch, which President Trump attended. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said the meeting focused on tax reform legislation and was productive. Sen. Mcconnell good afternoon everyone. As you know, we had the president to lunch. I would highlight several things i think will be front and center at the end of the session. Obviously, tax reform. We are hopeful the house will willrow pass a budget that open the door to begin the in the of tax reform ways and means and finance committees. We will be confirming a number of judges, beginning with a couple of distric...

Thank you. Announcer Senate Democratic leaders voiced opposition to the republican plan for tax reform legislation, saying there were few specifics. They spoke to reporters following their weekly policy strategy lunch meeting. This is 15 minutes. Sen. Schumer good afternoon everyone. I want to thank my colleagues, to wonderful colleagues two wonderful colleagues, for joining me here today. As everyone knows, President Trump put down his phone for an hour to come to the Senate Republican luncheon to talk tax reform. Unfortunately, what the president says about tax reform has been correctly char...

And focused on that, on giving people a raise by cutting their taxes. This is going to be the first time in a generation that that has occurred. We have taken the first step in the senate by passing a budget. That has been done. We need a tax system in this United States that is fair, simpler, and less people keep more of their hardearned money. That is what we are committed to do and that is what the president is focusing on today. In terms of businesses and the tax situation there, we lower the taxes there to make it easier for businesses to hire people, but more people to work, what more pe...