国际英语资讯:White House officials discuss new tax cuts with Republicans as economy slows: media
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31-- <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="Kudlow">Kudlow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="innovation">innovation</span>," <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Brady">Brady</span>, <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Ways">Ways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Means">Means</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 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2017 <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> "<span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="deceleration">deceleration</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 3.1-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p><p><span word="Nonresidential">Nonresidential</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contraction">contraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>.</p>
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