■ A proposed tax cut won’t be passed before 2019, a key GOP legislator said.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee is appearing to punt President Donald Trump’s new middle class tax cut plan to 2019.

Rep. Kevin Brady made clear Friday that the additional 10 percent middle class tax cut would be a priority if the GOP maintains control of both chambers of Congress in 2019.

“We expect to advance this in the new session of Congress if Republicans maintain control of the House and the Senate,” Brady said on CNBC.

The Republican from Texas was effectively acknowledging that it is unlikely to be on the agenda for the post-election lame duck session. Republican aides, including those who work for the House and Senate tax-writing committees, have been referring questions about Trump’s proposal to the White House.

But on Friday, Brady suggested the committee had been working “for several months” with Trump, “on the design of the 10 percent middle class tax cut.”

And he was specifically pressed on that point by CNBC during the interview.

“We have,” Brady reiterated. “I wish the media would call once in a while to ask about these things. So, yes the president has been having these discussions. He’s really focused on the middle class. We’ve been working with the White House and the Treasury on some ideas of how best to do it.”

Kevin Brady