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U.S. NEWS Monday 11 deceMber 2017
Trump talks tax cuts and budget on golf course with Graham

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE ment. Republican lawmak-
Associated Press ers, including Graham,
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. have said publicly that
(AP) — President Donald failure on taxes — after the
Trump sought Sunday to embarrassing collapse of
gloss over the difficult work several attempts to repeal
ahead for lawmakers la- the Obama-era health
boring to finalize tax cut care law — would be po-
legislation he can sign by litically devastating with
his self-imposed Christmas control of the House and
deadline. Senate at stake in midterm
Trump tweeted about the elections next year.
pending bill before he “It would be a complete
went to his golf club in West disaster,” Graham said in
Palm Beach for a round October. The House bill col-
with Republican Sen. Lind- lapses the seven existing
sey Graham of South Caro- personal income tax brack-
lina. Trump and Graham, ets to four, while the Senate
who has become a regu- version retains the seven
lar golf partner for Trump, but changes their percent-
discussed the tax bill and ages. The mortgage inter-
upcoming budget talks est deduction is more gen-
after they teed off, said erous under the Senate bill.
White House spokesman President Donald Trump, left, listens as Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, right, shows him the Hinds There are also questions
Raj Shah. County Jail on display at the newly-opened Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss., about what to do with the
“Getting closer and closer Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. Trump sought Sunday to gloss over the difficult work ahead for lawmakers alternative minimum tax
on the Tax Cut Bill. Shap- laboring to finalize tax cut legislation he can sign by his self-imposed Christmas deadline. and how to handle the
ing up even better than (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) tax treatment of millions of
projected,” Trump said on named to a special con- Both measures would cut the biggest overhaul of the U.S. businesses organized
Twitter. “House and Sen- ference committee two taxes by about $1.5 tril- U.S. tax system in 30 years, as “pass throughs,” as well
ate working very hard and weeks to iron out major lion over the next decade touching every corner of as the federal deduction
smart. End result will be not differences in the House while adding billions to the society. for state and local income
only important, but SPE- and Senate versions of the $20 trillion deficit, combin- Significant differences be- taxes. The Senate bill ends
CIAL!” legislation. The conference ing steep tax cuts for cor- tween the bills must be the requirement that most
Trump has set a Christmas committee has scheduled porations with more mod- worked out before Trump consumers buy health insur-
deadline for signing the bill its first formal meeting for est reductions for most can fulfill a campaign ance or pay a tax penalty,
into law, giving lawmakers Wednesday. individuals. Together, the promise and score his first while the House measure
changes would amount to major legislative achieve- avoids the issue.q

Shelby bucks Alabama GOP

with a vote against Moore

Continued from Front that Moore had molested
a 14-year-girl in particular
“There’s a lot of smoke,” were a “tipping point” in
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election next year — where wrote in a text message
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