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Newspaper Page TextNATION East Oregonian Page 6A Thursday, December 21, 2017 Triumphant Trump celebrates tax win By STEVE PEOPLES, CATHERINE LUCEY and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON — A trium- phant President Donald Trump and jubilant fellow Republicans celebrated the passage of their $1.5 trillion tax overhaul Wednesday as a “historic victory for the American people.” The American people, however, will need some convincing. As Trump and GOP lawmakers gathered at the White House to cheer their first major legislative achievement — and the biggest tax changes in a generation — some Republicans warned that the party could face a painful political back- lash against an overhaul that offers corporations and wealthy taxpayers the biggest benefits and triggers the loss of health care coverage for millions of Americans. There was no hint of anxiety at the White House, though, as the president and congressional Repub- licans pushed any qualms aside and reveled in a much-needed win at the end of a year marked by GOP infighting and political stumbles. “We are making America great again,” Trump declared, personally thanking his “little team” of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, before lawmakers lavished praise upon a president they have often openly criticized. “I don’t know if we’ll have bigger moments, but we hope to,” said Trump. The president was expected to sign the bill at a later date for tech- nical reasons. In fact, the signing may be postponed until the start of the new calendar year in order to delay $120 billion in automatic cuts to popular programs such as Medicare and spare Republicans from having to explain them in an election year. The tax package provides a deep cut in the corporate rate, from 35 percent to 21 percent. On the individual side, about 80 percent of American households will get tax cuts next year, while about 5 percent will pay more, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. People who make less than $25,000 will see an average tax cut of $60; those who earn between $49,000 and $86,000 will get about $900, and those in the top 1 percent AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President Donald Trump speaks during a bill passage event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday to acknowledge the final passage of tax overhaul legislation by congress. Major U.S. companies say workers will see some sort of tax windfall WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours after landing a massive tax windfall, AT&T, Comcast, Wells Fargo and Boeing — among other major companies — announced plans Wednesday to share a fraction of their bounty with workers. The moves pleased President Donald Trump, who has claimed his $1.5 trillion in tax cuts that largely favor the wealthy and businesses would ultimately help the middle class. But Democratic lawmakers and corporate watch- dogs say the move is a public relations stunt that pales in comparison to the profits the companies’ shareholders and executives will reap because of the lower tax rates. The stock market, as well, has risen on the belief the savings will largely go to investors, rather than workers. Trump was quick to celebrate an announcement by Dallas-based AT&T that it would pay a $1,000 bonus to 200,000 workers once the tax bill passed Wednesday is signed into law. His praise came as the of income — earning more than $733,000 — will receive around $51,000 in tax savings, the policy center said. The cuts will come at a price: The Congressional Budget Office predicts the legislation will add $1.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Justice Department is suing to block a proposed $85 billion merger between communications company and Time Warner, a deal Trump has objected to as “not good for the country.” Outside the White House, Republican lawmakers clapped and cheered as Trump highlighted AT&T’s planned bonus payments. “That’s because of what we did,” Trump said. “So that’s pretty good. That’s pretty good.” The president suggested that other companies would be making similar announcements, saying “We’re going to see something that’s very special.” Comcast said later on Wednesday that it will give $1,000 bonuses to more than 100,000 employees. Wells Fargo said it will boost its minimum wage to $15 an hour, as well as donate $400 million to nonprofit and community organizations. Major government contractor Boeing said it will provide an additional $300 million for job-training, facility upgrades and charitable giving. Some of the president’s strongest allies conceded that voters may not immediately warm to the new law. Andy Surabian, a senior aide for a pro-Trump super PAC, likened the president’s position to that of Ronald Reagan, who struggled through low approval ratings early in his presidential term after Congress passed a tax cut that led to huge Republican losses in the 1982 midterm elections. Reagan went on to a sweeping re-election in 1984 after the economy improved. Said Surabian: “Even if we don’t start seeing positive effects in 2018, the important thing here is President Trump sets himself up to T HURSDAY A FTERNOON & E VENING ABC NBC CBS FOX 12 PM 12:30 1 PM (11) KFFX KPTV Paterni- Divorce Paid (42) KVEW KATU C The Chew KEPR KOIN (25) KNDU KGW KTNW (59) OPB Funn- 2 yAsk 19 News 4 The Talk (N) The Talk (N) Days of Our Lives Days of Our Lives General Hospital General Hospital Nova "Bird Brain" Milk Knit and Street Crochet Painting Christin A Chef's Travel 13 / Travel a Cooks Life Det. 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And 2 in 3 voters say the wealthy will get the most benefits, according to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll released last week The White House said Wednesday that Trump will actively promote the bill. Aides argued that media coverage has not accurately portrayed the benefits and that people will come around as they feel the payoff. Trump himself complained in a tweet that “defeated Dems” and the media were out to “demean” the tax package but “the results will speak for themselves, starting very soon.” Democrats, who unanimously opposed the tax plan in Congress, were furious about the new policy yet upbeat about the potential polit- ical fallout in next year’s elections. They need to flip 24 House seats and just two Senate seats to take control of each chamber. Asked if the tax bill will help Republicans hold the House, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi leaned into a microphone and said, “Let. Them. Think. That.” The bill goes far beyond taxes. While it does not repeal the law known as “Obamacare,” the legislation finalized by the House on Wednesday attacks a central tenet of the health care system by eliminating the requirement that all Americans have health insurance. The Congressional Budget Office says elimination of the “individual mandate” will boost health care costs by about 10 percent for those with coverage and leave 13 million additional Americans without health insurance in 10 years. 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