Michael Steel: Trump’s Speech on Tax Reform ‘Exactly What Congressional Republicans Wanted’

‘They need him on the road making the case’

STEEL: "This is the speech that the congressional Republicans wanted to see from the President today. They wanted him cheerleading, they wanted him talking about the middle class and talking about rising wages and making the case to his core voters, the folks who are going to be with him and always stay with him, why this is good for them. And I think that’s exactly what they want. They don’t need President Trump dickering over whether the top corporate rate is 17.5 or 16.9. The Congressional Committees of Jurisdiction can do that. The House Ways and Means can do that. Senate Finance can do that. They need him on the road making the case particularly in places that have red state Democrats who could potentially support this package exactly the way he did today."

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