Trump throws curveball in tax talks says bill should include Obamacare changes
Donald J. Trump
President Trump  said on Nov. 1 that  he  will blame Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn if a tax overhaul that  he  supports fails in Congress. (The Washington Post)
The idea had already been rejected one day earlier by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Tex.)  who had said it risked bogging down the process. But  Trump   in two Twitter posts Wednesday  pushed the idea  which has gained currency with some Senate Republicans. The biggest proponent of the idea is Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.).
Wouldn't it be great to Repeal the very unfair and unpopular Individual Mandate in ObamaCare and use those savings for further Tax Cutsâ¦.. â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1  2017
â¦.for the Middle Class. The House and Senate should consider ASAP as the process of final approval moves along. Push Biggest Tax Cuts  EVER â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1  2017
In his Twitter post   Trump  is referring to a provision of the Affordable Care Act known as the âindividual mandate â which is a penalty that some Americans must pay if they donât have health insurance. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that repealing the individual mandate would save more than $300 billion over 10 years and lead to about 15 million fewer Americans having health insurance because of a range of effects.
President Trump  said on Nov. 1 that  he  will blame Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn if a tax overhaul that  he  supports fails in Congress. (The Washington Post)
The idea had already been rejected one day earlier by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Tex.)  who had said it risked bogging down the process. But  Trump   in two Twitter posts Wednesday  pushed the idea  which has gained currency with some Senate Republicans. The biggest proponent of the idea is Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.).
Wouldn't it be great to Repeal the very unfair and unpopular Individual Mandate in ObamaCare and use those savings for further Tax Cutsâ¦.. â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1  2017
â¦.for the Middle Class. The House and Senate should consider ASAP as the process of final approval moves along. Push Biggest Tax Cuts  EVER â  [TGT] 
In  [TGT]  Twitter post   Trump  is referring to a provision of the Affordable Care Act known as the âindividual mandate â which is a penalty that some Americans must pay if they donât have health insurance. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that repealing the individual mandate would save more than $300 billion over 10 years and lead to about 15 million fewer Americans having health insurance because of a range of effects.