OMB director: Tax reform looks ‘weaker’ with Democrats on it – The Hill

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TheWhite House budget director on Wednesday said tax reform looks "weaker" with Democrats on it.

During an interview on "Fox & Friends," Mick Mulvaney was asked if he thinks Republicans can get tax reform passed without needing Democrats' votes.

"You have a choice. You can either try and do it with 50 votes in the Senate, using what's called budget reconciliation, or 60 votes in the Senate without," he said.

Mulvaney said tax reform is necessary to get the American economy back at 3 percent economic growth.

"That's absolutely critical, and tax reform is a central feature in that," he said.

His comments come after Senate Democrats earlier this week urged Republicans to work with them on bipartisan tax reform.

In a letter addressed to President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Finance Committee ChairmanOrrin Hatch (R-Utah), Senate Democratsexpressed "interest in working with you on bipartisan tax reform." The letter said by working together, lawmakers could modernize the country's tax system.

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