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Article snippet: Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress have contrasting views of how the recently passed GOP tax legislation will impact their respective parties in 2018. The sweeping Republican tax bill will help the GOP retain its control in Congress next fall, House Ways and Means Chairman MORE (R-Texas) told The Hill for the Power Politics podcast. Or Democratic candidates will prosper in 2018 because of what House Minority Whip MORE (D-Md.) sees as the unpopularity of tax cuts that primarily benefit corporations and the rich, coupled with a president who has dismal approval ratings. During separate Power Politics conversations in the Capitol, the two House leaders explained why they view the political terrain so differently heading into an election year that history suggests may prove a challenge for the party in power. Subscribe now: Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Google Play | TuneIn Brady said GOP lawmakers and MORE will plan appearances next year to try to overcome public skepticism, as measured by numerous polls. Americans will recognize “a stark contrast” between Republicans who delivered lower taxes and Democrats who voted against them, he said. Democrats “voted against letting them keep more of their money,” opposed “doubling the child tax credit” and rejected other provisions aimed at the middle class, children and the disabled, Brady said. He also defended loopholes that survived in the bill and said filing taxes will in fact be simpler for Ame... Link to the full article to read more