McConnell on ‘Fox News Sunday’ and CNN’s ‘State of the Union’
‘What we're interested in is achieving an agenda for the American people—and the president's agenda and our agenda are one in the same. We're thrilled to have somebody in the White House who supports what this House and Senate Republican majority has been wanting to have an opportunity to do for a long time.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared on ‘Fox News Sunday’ and CNN’s State of the Union. The following are excerpts from the interviews:
On Tax Reform
“Tax reform is important. 31 years ago today Ronald Reagan signed tax form, we intend to accomplish that between now and the end of the year.”
“The overall goal is middle class tax relief, the stopping of job exportation—because of our horrible business tax structure in this country—to get the economy growing again. That coupled with the regulatory changes the president is already implementing, we think that gives us a chance to achieve 3% growth. There wasn't a single year of 3% growth during the Obama years.”
On Working with President Trump to Implement the Shared Agenda
“What we're interested in is achieving an agenda for the American people-and the president's agenda and our agenda are one in the same. We're thrilled to have somebody in the White House who supports what this House and Senate Republican majority has been wanting to have an opportunity to do for a long time.”
On Accomplishments
“Donald Trump being elected president and Republicans having a majority in the House and Senate give us an opportunity to accomplish something really important for the country, to get it growing again and I don't think president has been given nearly enough credit, by the way, for the other things that he's doing to get the country growing again—and that is changing the people on these boards and commissions that have such a pervasive impact on growth in this country. The SEC, The Federal Communications Commission. The NLRB, and The Food and Drug Administration. The president sent up spectacular appointments and the Senate, of course, is in the personnel business. We work with him to get the government staffed, not to mention, Justice Neil Gorsuch and other judicial appointments that are coming through the pipeline.
“President Trump, I think, doesn't get nearly enough credit for the changes that he's brought about that are unrelated to legislation. But we're going to score a big legislative accomplishment here on tax reform in the very near future.”
Related Issues: Taxes
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