Democrats Plotting ‘Collision Course’ With Trump’s Tax Plan
- They’ll emphasize benefits for the rich amid populist pitch
- Planned tax cuts for all complicate minority party’s strategy
Inside Donald Trump's Tax Plan Blueprint
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Congressional Democrats say they’ll try to thwart Republican plans to overhaul the U.S. tax code by portraying them as a boon for the rich that betrays President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to fight for working Americans.
“There’s going to be opposition if these tax cuts are directed to the people at the top again,” said Representative Richard Neal, the Massachusetts Democrat who represents his party’s first line of defense as the next ranking member of the House’s tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. “We’re going to be pretty united.”