Pelosi Knocks GOP Tax Reform: ‘Trickle-Down Economics’ Is ‘Basically in Their DNA’

‘I would not characterize anything the Republicans are doing as tax reform’

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REPORTER: "Regarding tax reform, the speaker said the growth was most paramount concern when he asked about revenue neutral."
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PELOSI: "I would not characterize anything the Republicans are doing as tax reform. I say it's the same old triple down economics, tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. Now, they're saying yesterday they're not going to give any tax breaks to the high-end. See when we see them writing, that was really news to me. It is basically in their DNA to give tax cuts to the high-end and how trickle down economic test opposed to what we support which is middle-class economics, better jobs, better paycheck, better future, and when they have consumer confidence they consume in create jobs in the community."

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