SCOOP: Pence urges Republicans to hold the line on tax hikes for the rich as Trump weighs options

PresidentDonaldTrumpandformerVicePresidentMikePenceshakehandsatformerPresidentCarter’sfuneral  EXCLUSIVE:FormerVicePresidentMikePenceisurgingHouseRepublicanstostandfirmagainsthikingtakesonthecountry’stop-earners,assourcestellFoxNewsDigitaltheWhiteHouseisfloatingamillionairetaxhikeproposaltooffsetthecostofeliminatingtaxesonovertimepay,tippedwagesandretirees’SocialSecurity. AdvancingAmericanFreedom(AAF),theconservativepolicyadvocacygroupPencelaunchedin2021,sentalettertocongressionalRepublicans,includingHouseWaysandMeansCommitteeChairmanRep.JasonSmith,R-Mo.,andSenateFinanceCommitteeChairmanSen.MikeCrapo,R-Idaho,advisingCongressto“standfirmagainsttaxhikes.” “PresidentTrumpandRepublicansinCongresspromisedtomaketheTaxCutsandJobsActpermanentandworktosecurefurthertaxcuts.RepublicansshouldsticktotheirpromisesandnotpullpagesfromKamalaHarris’losingpolicyplatform,”AAF