Politics & Government

Trump Delivers Speech On GOP Tax Overhaul Near Cincinnati (Watch)

Trump delivered his speech at the Sheffer Corporation in Blue Ash. The company supplies hydraulic equipment.

BLUE ASH, OH — President Donald Trump visited Blue Ash, just north of Cincinnati, on Monday touting the GOP's recent tax overhaul. He began speaking around 2:30. p.m. at Sheffer Corp., a company that supplies hydraulic equipment.

You can watch a replay of the event in its entirety here.

Republicans passed a major tax bill in the 11th-hour in December and promised a reduction in middle-class rates. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin previously said they estimate that 90 percent of wage earners will see an increase in their take home pay.

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"The Administration's monumental tax reform legislation continues to provide economic benefits for hard-working Americans. These tax cuts will ensure that American workers are able to keep more of their hard earned income and decide how to spend, invest or save it," he said.

Last month, Trump touted the benefits of the recently enacted federal tax overhaul, telling supporters at a suburban Pittsburgh industrial site that the legislation's tax cuts were already leading to a resurgent America.

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"When we began our push for tax cuts, I said it would result in more jobs, higher wages and relief for middle class families and we delivered," Trump told an enthusiastic crowd at the H&K Equipment Inc. headquarters in North Fayette. "It's been much better than anybody anticipated."


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