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Certainly a very diverse team in the press office and something that we strive for every day is to add and grow to be more diverse and representative of the country at large and we're going to continue to do that. >> she was tasked with reaching out to the african-american community. who -- have you identified who is going to take that role and how critical is it to this president, to this administration, to make sure that role is, in fact, filled? >> yeah. there are a number of people that will be part of that process and have been part of that process that will continue to be. this wasn't so...

We are historic stages that will provide massive relief to families, lower tax rates to make us more competitive and make our tax code simpler and fairer for the first time in decades. i want to begin lowering the tax bills in americans paychecks starting next year where americans who face economic head winds will have the wind at their backs as they seek the american dream. with that, we'll get started because we are on a short time frame and i'll take your questions. jonathan. >> sarah, on the tax, what is the president's messages to those americans including the middle class who will face t...

That was a last minute decision, but it really explains what a disaster it is. we want to take that process down to maybe one year. we have it down to two. we maybe bring it down to one year. by the way, if the highway is not good we'll reject it. we won't approve everything. we'll reject t bit. but for the most part it's a good thing. cutting through this maze is critical to restoring our nation's competitiveness. that is it why under my administration, a highway that would have taken -- and looking at the numbers and trying to average them out -- and people have no idea. they think the numbe...

Disaster it is. we want to take that process down to maybe one year. we have it down to two. maybe bring it down to one year. if the highway or the road is not good we're going to reject it. we're not going to approve everything. we will reject it. for the most part generally speaking it's a good thing, not a bad thing. cutting through this maze is critical to restoring our nation's competitiveness. that is why under my administration, a highway that would have taken and we're looking at the numbers but we're trying to average them out, and people have no idea, they thinks the number is in man...

Certain amount. can you tell us how much money the white house will be urging congress to appropriate? and what do you say to critics that they believe the president hasn't committed enough resources? >> look, one of the reasons the president has put one of the top people at the white house, kellyanne conway on this as he sees that as a priority and major concern, not just for the white house, but certainly for america. there are a number of stories as you just said, the amount of money that it will take to combat this crisis is huge. we are going to continue looking at the best ways to do tha...