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Posted on 03/26/2017 1:11:20 PM PDT by Mariner
Fresh off a defeat on U.S. healthcare legislation, the White House warned rebellious conservative lawmakers that they should get behind President Donald Trump's agenda or he may bypass them on future legislative fights, including tax reform.
The threat by White House chief of staff Reince Priebus to build a broad coalition on tax reform that could include moderate Democrats came as the Republican head of the tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives said he hoped to move a tax bill through his panel this spring.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady said his committee had been working on tax reform in parallel with the failed healthcare reform push.
"We've never stopped working," Brady told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo." "We will continue to make improvements."
Brady said the committee plans to move on the bill in the spring. He said he wanted the House blueprint to be the basis for Trump's tax reform plan rather than have competing versions from Treasury and the White House.
Both Trump and Priebus have scolded hardline conservatives who rejected legislation backed by the White House to overhaul Obamacare.
Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Priebus held out the possibility of working with moderate Democrats as well as Republicans to pass other aspects of Trump's agenda, such as his proposed budget, the revamp of the tax code and a renewed effort at healthcare reform.
"If we can come up with a bill that accomplishes the goals of the president with Republicans alone, we'll take it and we'll move forward with it," Priebus said.
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What this here is, is this is Trump's first move to getting some leverage to put Paul Rino out of business.
It was the Republicans' mistake to have ever put such a weasel in that position.
Yes, and notice that bill DID make it to Obama’s desk?
There’s the smell of ten day old rotting fish wafting out of Congress these days...
What gave you that impression?
Throwing his support behind Ryan's bill was IMO, a betrayal, but not a surprising one, considering his background and connections.
I happen to think we did exactly the right thing by voting him in.
Well, considering it was either him or Hillary, can't argue with that.
I don’t think any other Candidate could have beaten Hillary.
I think we did the right thing all along.
Look at the support Trump garnered. Even then it was next to impossible for him to win.
The RINOs and even some other Conservatives could not have accomplished the task.
If I misread your overall views, I apologize.
A repeal only bill passed on 1/08/2016 and ended up on Obama’s desk... and of course we know what happened. why couldn’t one end up on Trump’s desk now that we own 3 branches. someone doesn’t want it to go all the way.
Kudlow had Brady present it on a Saturday show a few months back.
If this isn’t #FakeNews there is no such thing as fake news.
That’s only been explained about 872 times, re not bothering to filibuster.
With Democrats in a hard spot in 2018 they might easily work with Trump to save their hides. These would have been seats that would built on a possible GOP super najority. Now they were given a lifeline on Friday
Those clean repeal bills were never filibustered because Obama would not have signed. Those are DOA more than Friday’s bill was
I just hope all the people around here who were SO nasty towards Ted Cruz supporters can appreciate now what our concerns are. I was rather amazed to read Jim Robinson say he was an early supporter of Cruz, after seeing what an orgy of hate he allowed this forum to become.
I just hope all the people around here who were SO nasty towards Ted Cruz supporters can appreciate now what our concerns are. I was rather amazed to read Jim Robinson say he was an early supporter of Cruz, after seeing what an orgy of hate* he allowed this forum to become.
(*towards Cruz supporters.)
Cruz would have put Neil Bush in charge of Finances. Stop fantasizing. He earned every bit of scorn he got.
The problem is he is looking for Democrats in a sea of Bolshekrats. I could be wrong but I think the last Democrat was Scoop Jackson.
The legislation that POTUS wanted to pass would have increased premiums, increased the deficit and eliminated coverage for 15 million people. This is what you voted for? Trump needs to get with the conservative agenda.... fast.
that’s the thing, then we should never try to pass a repeal again, because it will be filibustered to death? we should just give up now? And that Paul Ryan is right, Obamacare is the law of the land because we don’t want to face a filibuster?
i mean if we know the end result would be doa bill, why did they do it with obama, but not with trump? i want to see the filibuster show and see some names.
You do not understand. Trumpcare was what President Trump wanted and the Conservatives took his toy away from him and he will make them pay. If it hurts the rest of the country, so be it. He will get even and it does not matter who's toes he steps on.
This is business and President Trump is a businessman and a wheeler dealer deal maker.
The problem with Ted Cruz was not his espoused policies.
It was the fact that he, himself was a despicable human being, unworthy of trust in any arena.
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