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Middle class. now we're learning healthcare may also be back in the mix. john roberts is live on the north lawn. john, the white house is defending its tax reform plan? >> reporter: they are. in terms of the volume of things coming out of here, it is a typical day at the white house. president said his tax reform proposal is a give away to the rich. tweeting this morning, quote, democrats don't want massive tax cuts. how does that win elections? great review for tax cut and reform bill. chuck shumer is critical of the president's plan for a couple of reasons, saying that because it eliminates ...

We got 20. 20 is my number. i'm not going to negotiate that number. >> some republicans are worried about the -- it would mean a tax increase for high tax states. chuck schumer has the same concerns and says this tax reform plan is a giveaway to the rich because it lowers the top tax bracket, repeals the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax. here is what schumer said. >> when donald trump was talking about this plan he talked about focusing on the middle class and not helping the wealthy. the plan is a major disappointment because it so deviates from everything the president said. he is ...

Tweeting about this topic. he writes democrats don't want massive tax cuts. how does that win elections? great reviews for tax cut and reform bill. we're hearing from one of his advisers, mark short, his legislative director, they'll focus on not just republicans. it does sort of cut and simplify the individual income tax brackets. you see the three that would exist, 12, 25nd 35% coming down from seven brackets to just three. it would nearly double the standard deduction, eliminate the marriage penalty, expand or raise the child tax credit, that's another significant point that the white house...

A typical family of four earning $35,000 today is going to have a substantial tax decrease. >> it seems like another big trickle down tax cut paid for with deaf set financing. >> one of the big skeptics of the plan could be the president himself. this morning axios had this headline. trump skeptical of his own tax plan. he has built an escape hatch and that just before his big trip to indiana yesterday trump resisted the framework cooked up by congressional leaders and his own economic advisers. nevertheless he took on democratic' criticism of the bill earlier today. weeting, quote, democrats ...

Unveiled. i will tell you in truth, it hasn't fully been unveiled. we have a little more meat on the bones than we had before. >> a little. the president tweeting just a few hours ago the following. democrats don't want massive tax cuts. how does that win elections? great reviews for tax cut and reform bill. well, this morning the president and other republicans are pushing the plan out. >> it's really for the middle income people and it's for the working people and it's for jobs. >> there is not another thing we can do in congress, in law that will do economy, lift wages, help people t a rais...