Sherman: ‘Inexplicable’ Trump Wants to Add Tax Reform to Priorities Like the Debt Ceiling

‘The government is slated to shut down in September’

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SCOTT: "Is there no appetite among Democrats for tax reform? 
SHERMAN: "No, actually Republicans are proceeding. We’ve talked about this before, but Republicans are proceeding using budget reconciliation which is a measure that they use on ObamaCare repeal that allows them to pass things with a simple majority. Chuck Schumer is right in this sense. There is a very narrow margin, there’s not enough Senate Republicans were a bunch of them to ditch and vote no, so again, we are seeing the same thing, the same dynamics play out, but the White House, for reasons that are not clear to many on Capitol Hill, many Republicans on Capitol Hill are saying that tax reform is going to be done by October. The government is slated to shut down in September, the debt ceiling in September, and it seems of the trump Administration wants to add another priority to the mix, which is to allow Republicans to be and explicable at this point." 
SCOTT: "There are some Democrats that signal they might be open to tax reform. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, all face reelection and could be interested in getting on board with a Republican tax plan, that would give Mitch McConnell some points." 
SHERMAN: "It sure would, but a depends on what kind of tax reform they pursue. There is a very narrow road here that Republicans want to pick up Democrats. I would imagine that if they stray off course for a second on tax reform, Democrats won’t like it and it gives them an excuse to ditch it. I think it’s very early in the process, but I do think if you try to jam us through, and get it through in September or October, Democrats will have it out and say, Republican’s are trying to jam us through Congress, we want hearings, we want more time, it gives Democrats an excuse to get away from this plan and not vote for it." 

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