Trump tax plan to support US families, says Ivanka
biddeford — Ivanka Trump said on Friday a tax bill that has faced heavy criticism from Democrats is a key to her father’s goals of growing the economy and helping the middle class.
The tax plan is about “supporting American families,” President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter and adviser said during an event on Friday in Maine.
“The stated goal is twofold: Enable our businesses to be competitive and thrive and to provide meaningful tax relief to middle income families,” she said.
US Senator Susan Collins of Maine and US Treasurer Jovita Carranza attended the event, which was a question-and-answer forum at Volk Packaging Corp in Biddeford that mostly attracted Republican officials, business owners and conservative activists.
Collins said changes to the tax system are necessary to keep businesses investing in the US. She and the president are both Republicans, but the two have frequently disagreed on issues such as health care. Collins will likely play an important role in Republican attempts to overhaul taxes. Ivanka Trump said Republicans’ tax reform package would benefit working families and has stumped for it at other events in recent weeks.
Democrats have pushed back against the tax plan, in part because it would eliminate deductions claimed by many taxpayers. The Senate version would repeal deductions of state and local taxes. — AP