US President Donald Trump has made extending the tax cuts introduced by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act a top priority this year. On April 10, after weeks of negotiations, Republicans in Congress agreed on the framework of a bill to make them permanent.

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Conservatives in the House say they won’t back any package without deep cuts that would all but certainly affect the health program. Some Senate Republicans say they won’t accept such cuts.

Repealing or weakening these investments would slam the brakes on job growth, forcing workers to bear the brunt of political dysfunction in Washington, and yet, just as these incentives’ benefits begin to take hold in our communities, some lawmakers are seeking to roll back the very policies that are driving progress.