President Trump said the tax reform plan is getting “great support” in a tweet on Monday just hours before he was expected to meet with Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee to push the measure through the chamber.
”The Tax Cut Bill is coming along very well, great support. With just a few changes, some mathematical, the middle class and job producers can get even more in actual dollars and savings and the pass through provision becomes simpler and really works well!,” Trump tweeted.
Trump and Vice President Pence are heading to Capitol Hill for a 12:30 p.m. meeting with GOP members of the committee — including Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Rob Portman of Ohio, Tim Scott of South Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas.
The Republican-controlled Senate is expected to vote on the reform plan this week in the hope of getting a bill on Trump’s desk before the end of the year.
But reports say Republican leadership still doesn’t have the 50 votes required to pass the bill because a handful of GOP senators are concerned that it would add to the deficit and unfairly affect small businesses.
The House voted earlier this month to pass its version.
