U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo., says Americans who pay the payroll tax should have the same tax credits available to them as those who pay the income tax. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Debate over tax policy is raging in Washington as Republicans weigh what to put in Trump's "big, beautiful" budget bill. Many Republicans support re-upping the 2017 tax cuts, but there are calls for more changes.
Some Republicans, including the White House, have even flirted with raising taxes on the uppermost brackets in order to offset costs.
"We’ve got this incredible national debt, and so at some point you’ve got to address the elephant in the room," Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., told the New York Times on Tuesday. "Can’t tell you if it’s going to happen or not."
Hawley has also said he would support raising some taxes to offset cuts in lower tax brackets if the president makes a push for it.
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Regardless of offsets, however, Hawley says the top priority should be securing tax breaks for the people who voted Trump into office.
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Hawley emphasized this focus in his op-ed for the Post, quoting Reagan-era columnist Robert Novak.
"God put the Republican Party on Earth to cut taxes."
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