Trump '100 percent' committed to take on tax reform in 2017: Cohn

Published 07/31/2017, 12:45 PM
Updated 07/31/2017, 12:50 PM
© Reuters. White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn arrives just ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's helicopter at the Wall Street landing zone in New York

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is committed to overhauling the U.S. tax code before the end of 2017, a top White House economic advisor said on Monday.

"The president is 100 percent committed to getting tax reform done this year," said Gary Cohn, director of the National Economic Council, at the start of a listening session with real estate industry groups on taxes.

© Reuters. White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn arrives just ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's helicopter at the Wall Street landing zone in New York

"We just had a cabinet meeting ... the No. 1 topic at the cabinet meeting was talking about taxes and tax reform and what it would take to get tax reform done this year," Cohn said.

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