On ABC This Week: Were going to get the economy roaring back again improve pay increase jobs and make America more competitive in the global economy... This will benefit hardworking American families people in the lower income tax brackets.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) appeared on ABCs
This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the upcoming vote on tax reform the results of the Alabama Senate race and Special Counsel Muellers investigation. Excerpts from his appearance are below and video can be found
here.
On tax reform:
This is good news for the American people. Were going to get the economy roaring back again improve pay increase jobs and make America more competitive in the global economy as well as simplifying the tax code and giving everybody in every tax bracket a tax cut. So this is good news any way you cut it.
Im confident well pass this bill probably on Tuesday."
This will benefit hardworking American families people in the lower income tax brackets. Everybody in every tax bracket will see a tax cut."
This was done through the regular legislative process markup in the Finance Committee and on the floor of the United States Senate. As I said our Democratic colleagues had every chance to participate and simply refused. Its not too late for them to join in passing this massive tax cut and tax reform bill which will help awaken the sleeping giant of the American economy."
On the Alabama Senate race:
Well I think the explanation for Alabama was we had a flawed candidate who won the Republican primary and who couldnt win the general election. Thats really not a new lesson. Its an old lesson remembered or demonstrated once again. What we need to do is my party needs to do is make sure we nominate electable candidates good candidates who can win general elections. I dont think the lesson of Alabama is any more complex than that: flawed candidate couldnt win the general election."
On Special Counsel Muellers investigation:
I have a lot of admiration and respect for Director Mueller but I would think he would want to eliminate challenges to the integrity of his investigation by eliminating agents who have taken positions either in text messages or through their political activity that undermine the integrity of the results of the investigation."
Senator John Cornyn a Republican from Texas is a member of the Senate Finance Intelligence and Judiciary Committees.
