Trump: The rich will not gain from tax reform - NEWS TODAY
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Date: 2017-09-14

Trump: The rich will not gain from tax reform - NEWS TODAY

Embattled economic adviser Gary Cohn may owe his colleague, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, a debt of gratitude for his continued employment in the White House.
While the two men are the President's leading emissaries to Capitol Hill on taxes, several Republican members of Congress and aides involved in the tax reform effort tell CNN that Cohn is viewed as the stronger advocate -- an attribute that hasn't been lost on top White House aides, including chief of staff John Kelly.

Mnuchin brings with him the weight of the Treasury Department -- a pivotal resource in the tax push -- but he has rubbed several lawmakers the wrong way with what they perceive as a blend of awkwardness, cockiness and clumsy salesmanship, according to Republicans involved in the process.
For all the chatter about Cohn's future, with rumors rattling nearly every day from Wall Street to Washington, he remains the President's point man on taxes.
His relationship with Trump is strained, people close to both men tell CNN, but he has built a strong rapport with some members on Capitol Hill who view him as a competent partner as tax reform moves to the top of the agenda. Sources say Cohn is expected to stay in his post at least through the administration's tax push.