Article snippet: In an address kicking off his administration's push to overhaul the U.S. tax system, President Donald Trump outlined a broad set of proposals Wednesday, including lower rates and a reworking of the tax code, and placed pressure on Congress to deliver on the pledges to help the Republican party overcome a series of legislative setbacks early in his presidency. "I don't want to be disappointed by Congress," said Trump in Springfield, Missouri as he lamented the GOP's failure on health care reform earlier this summer. "I think Congress is going to make a comeback. I hope so the United States is counting on it." In the speech, which built on a message from his campaign rally in Phoenix last week, Trump promised to give Americans "the biggest tax cut in the history of our country," and said he aims to cut tax loopholes, lower business tax rates to 15 percent and craft a tax code that "creates more jobs and higher wages for Americans." The president framed his plan as one that should attract bipartisan support. He specifically called attention to Missouri's Democratic Senator, Claire McCaskill, and gave instructions to those in attendance on how to proceed if the tax reform efforts failed. "Your senator, Claire McCaskill, she must do this for you," said Trump. "And if she doesn't do it for you, you have to vote her out of office." The last official paper from the White House on tax reform was a one-page outline of principles released by Treasury Secretary Ste... Link to the full article to read more