White House counselor Kellyanne Conway urged Democrats to come to the bargaining table with President Trump on legislative issues and thinks they may be key to getting Trump’s legislative agenda passed.
On Fox News Tuesday, Conway said bipartisan work on tax reform and infrastructure will be key to getting the administration’s proposal through Congress. She said working with Trump could be key to some Senate Democrats’ re-election chances.
“A number of them may want to listen to their constituents … that are saying we want some type of tax relief to allow us to spur this growth, this 3 to 4 percent growth, that allows us to retain and attract an American workforce,” Conway said.
She added, “We would like the Democrats’ help on tax reform, on healthcare reform, on infrastructure, and we certainly want Congress to move swiftly on all these.”
Trump jumped on board the House GOP plan to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act but was stymied by conservatives and centrists in his own party. The bill had to be pulled from the floor of the House when it was clear the votes weren’t there to pass the bill.
Trump had attempted to negotiate with conservatives in the GOP and, in the process, lost more centrist votes. In the wake of that debacle, he told the press his plan was to try to work with Democrats to advance his agenda in order to do get around the obstinate conservatives in his party.
Conway said the administration hopes they’ll listen.
“We will work with Congress and that includes Democrats who want to listen to their constituents and work on tax reform,” she said.
