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Some GOP Senators are saying it’s time to move on
from health care, and onto tax reform, despite pressure to stay the
course from the president and White House officials.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Orrin Hatch said it’s
time to move onto other legislative priorities. He’d “like to get off
health reform for a while,” and let it calm down to come back to it
later and then we’ll get that solved.” Hatch says, “We do need to do
tax reform. This country hasn’t had tax reform since 1986.”
Monday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin reiterated he was
100% confident tax reform could be done this year, saying, “we will
pass tax reform. This is about creating jobs about creating wage growth
about a simpler and fairer tax system. We’re going to simplify personal
taxes, 95% of Americans will be able to fill out their tax return on a
large post card.”
However, many Republicans think the party should continue
to give healthcare another shot. I think they need to go home and tell
their constituents it’s time to move on,” said Lindsey Graham, in
response to his colleagues. “Our best ideas haven’t even been presented
yet. “
President Trump continues to urge Senators to push forward
with Healthcare. Sunday he tweeted “Don’t give up Republican Senators,
the World is watching: Repeal & Replace.. and go to 51 9nuke
option), get Cross State Lines & more.”
While Graham said he would not vote on any changes to the
Senate, including Trump’s suggested ‘nuke option’ he said “at the end of
the day I want to help [President Trump] with an agenda I believe in.
His insistence we continue to focus on health care may save us from
ourselves.”
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