the republicans were efusionive of their praise of the president. this has been an extraordinary year of accomplishment for this president. something this profound could not have been done without exquisite presidential leadership. you re one heck of a leader. the bill cuts taxes for the middle class, but those tax cuts are set to expire in 2025. the corporate tax rate has been slashed from 35% to 21%, and that s permanent and a priority for the president, who has insisted that cut will grow the economy. ultimately what does it mean? it means jobs, jobs, jobs. maybe, as of now, the tax cut is unpopular. largely perceived as disproportionately favoring the wealthy. what we got is a tax give away at rates that frankly none of my former business colleagues actually ever believed were necessary. you may see a short-term sugar high, but i believe this policy
table. passed the house. the tax cuts and senate. act is passed in late december. mitch, how about you start it. republicans were efuse 97 their praise of the president. it s been a year of extraordinary accomplishment for the trump administration. something this profound could not have been done without exquisite presidential leadership. you re one heck of a leader. the bill cuts taxes for the middle class, but those tax cuts are set to expire in 2025. the corporate tax rate has been slashed from 35% to 21%. and that s permanent. and a priority for the president, who insimmsed that cut will grow the economy. ultimately, what does it mean? it means jobs. jobs, jobs, jobs. maybe. as of now, the tax cut is unpopular. largely perceived as disproportionately favoring the wealthy. what we got is a tax
discussion about concerns that i had, issues that i raised and as a result i resigned and it will be taking place january 20th when i leave the very interesting administration. she said that on gma. she was referring to april ryan that used to be very close friends and now she has a personal vendetta against her, i guess you could argue they aren t friends anymore. sandra: okay, kevin corke, thank you. bill: probably safe, right? for more on the tax deal ohio congressman jim jordan. thank you for coming back here. i have a lot to go through, are you ready? will the tax deal pass? yes, yes, next tuesday. good deal. bill: next tuesday. that means you are a yes vote. yes. the bill cuts taxes, simplifies the code and i do believe it is conducive to promoting more economic growth than we re already getting. the expanded growth we re
just a ruse to appeal the affordable care act? families paying thousands of dollars to care for a loved one would lose the right they have today to deduct those expenses. bret: obviously they are going to throw a lot at you, but your reaction to their reaction as this is being rolled out. the bottom line is this bill cuts taxes across the board in the middle class is getting the biggest bulk of the tax cuts. why democrats would be opposed to tax relief for hardworking families is beside me. they are going to have their answer for that. the biggest winners here in the bill are hardworking families across america who have been wanting this kind of tax relief for a long time and they want our country to be competitive. everyone has seen jobs move overseas. we have the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. we do something about that so we can bring the high-paying jobs back. bret: i asked the speaker.
i m not going to cut medicare or medicaid. every other republican is going to cut. big surprise. he lied. this morning senate republicans finally unveiled the health care bill they ve been working on in secret. the bill cuts taxes on the wealthiest americans by almost a trillion dollars while cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from medicaid, the thing the president promised not to cut. it also reduces obamacare subsidies that enable people to afford insurance and allows states to refuse to cover essential health benefit riermts like maternity care and mental health care. it also defunds planned parenthood for at least one year. after the bill was released, disability rights protesters staged a protest outside mitch mcconnell s office on capitol hill to oppose the bill s medicaid cuts. 43 protesters were arrested according to the capitol police, including some in wheelchairs. this afternoon, four senate republicans, rand paul, mike lee, ted cruz and ron johnson, said in a joint s