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now we need to pivot to tax reform once this is over immediately. shannon: will you imagine expectations on that? a lot of tax about tax reform versus a tax cut which would be easier and cleaner and easier to get passed. because healthcare has flamed out for now rather spectacularly how do you manage expectations about getting a tax reform package done? it won t be easy. none of these issues are simple. the president president trump s economy is now growing at 2.6%. we have the highest economic confidence level that the american people have had in over a decade. we have enormous job growth and job potential in this country. that s the thing that president trump campaigned on is unleashing the american spirit. unleashing the american worker to be able to make their own success in this country and that s what he has done in the first six months. we could take off if we have
it is truly a travesty for the american people. shannon: we have heard some bipartisan charter working on tax reform. so we ll see about that. folks think there is a new sheriff in town in the white house. john kelly stepping into the chief of staff role. collins said i think he will bring order and discipline and hillary s former campaign manager podesta said this about kelly. i have no doubt that the president has told him that he has full authority. the real question is will he allow him to exercise it? that means will he accept the discipline that general kelly will try to impose on the anthony scaramuccis and steve bannons and jared kushner s and the rest. shannon: he asked whether he thinks general kelly will stand up to the president and he said i think so.
pressure on senators and members of congress to come to the table and do something about it. so far every effort has failed. september might be a pie in the sky hope but they say it s possible. bill: john roberts on the north lawn. thank you. shannon: republican senators gearing up to make a strong case for tax reform. president trump urged lawmakers to keep up the fight on healthcare. don t give up. republican senators, the world is wafption. repeal and replace and get cross state lines and more. peter doocy is live in washington what kind of pressure is the president putting on lawmakers today. he doesn t think lawmakers are motivated to fix the healthcare system that offers them different options and he doesn t think insurance companies don t want to change the system. he tweeted again this morning. if obamacare is hurting people
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