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Ordinary americans, middle income families, improve their economic standing. that is really what the focus of tax reform is about. a lot of middle income families have had tough times. if you are trying to save for your kids' college education or put aside money for retirement or save for a rainy day it has gotten harder and harder for average american families to be able to do that. that is why we are focussed on tax reform. we are on tax reform because we think it is unacceptable that half of the families in this country say they are living paycheck to paycheck and that a third of the famili...

Our congressional correspondent mike emanuel getting reaction on the hill. where does the push in congress stand as of today? >> it's a critical stage in terms of getting relative constituency on board with tax reform. paul ryan is speaking to a conservative group in washington the bottom line is those behind this tax reform push recognize they need key groups on board with this plan. ryan talked about tax reform empowering those who work hard >> in reality, this plan is really the single most important thing we can do to help the middle class. lower tax rates, a larger standard deduction, a b...

Progrowth, pro-jobs, pro-worker, profamily, and yes, tax reform that is pro-america. >> jon: karl rove was a former senior advisor and chief of staff, he is also a fox news contributor. when you look at how the trump administration is framing the argument, that's kind of your specialty in advising presidents on strategy, how do you think they're doing? >> there off to a good start. they made the right decision to lay out a framework to give this contours and work with congress the details to work with it. the president had emphasized in his speech, lower rates for individuals and doubling of s...

They're hoping to get your taxes down to a postcard-size return every year. and it's dramatically simpler. it is real tax reform. dramatically lower tax rates for business, fewer tax brackets for regular people, and a bigger standard deduction and a bigger child tax credit. let me show you those tax brackets. 12% on the lowest. that would be a 2 percentage point increase, but they're doubling the standard deduction. so the first 24,000 of income would be tax free on the federal level. middle class tax bracket of 25%. and lowering the top bracket to 35% for the rich. that standard deduction goe...

Will possibly off set that. there is not bipartisan support. i'm not sure, quite frankly, sandra, that they're gonna get the votes. i think we'll see a similar repeat of trying to repeal obamacare even though the freedom caucus is thumbs up. >> sandra: chris, let's get you in here. we know this nearly doubles the standard deduction for 12,000 for individuals, 24,000 for families. basically increases the amount of personal income that is tax free. republicans say that this targets the middle class. >> yeah. look, this is a tax cut for the middle class and for the lower income people. as you sai...