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Steven Mnuchin Thinks Trump Can Fix Taxes

“We like hard challenges,” the treasury secretary said at an event in Washington, D.C., shortly before the release of details about the president’s plan.
Source: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he wants comprehensive tax reform, and he thinks the Trump administration can get it done. On Wednesday, ahead of the release of the White House’s new tax plan, Mnuchin joined The Hill’s editor in chief, Bob Cusack, to discuss the soon-to-be-unveiled proposal and his economic priorities for the next four years.

At the event held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., Mnuchin confirmed that Trump’s

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