WASHINGTON — Confident congressional Republicans forged an agreement Wednesday on a major overhaul of the nation's tax laws that would provide generous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans — Donald Trump among them — and deliver the first major legislative accomplishment to the GOP president.Middle- and low-income families would get smaller tax cuts, though Trump and GOP leaders have billed the package as a huge benefit for the middle class.
Gop Says It's Got A Deal On Taxes; Cuts Coming For Next Year
By Stephen Ohlemacher, Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon The Associated Press, The Providence Journal
Wed, 12/13/2017 - 9:39pm
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Topics: Rhode Island Providence County Providence
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