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President Donald Trump celebrates the passage of the tax bill, while flanked by members of Congress, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Dec. 20, 2017. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON—Congress voted in favor of President Donald Trump’s landmark tax plan on Dec. 20, paving the way for the first sweeping rewrite of the U.S. tax code since the Reagan years.
“It’s the largest tax cut in the history of our country,” said Trump at the White House during an afternoon event marking the bill’s passage.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
