尽管国会中的共和党正确地对提高税率表示反对，但他们似乎愿意通过税收改革提高收入，如果这是包括了削减主要福利项目 — — 联邦医保和社会保障的长期成本的方案的一部分的话。
Although Congressional Republicans rightly object to raising tax rates, they appear willing to raise revenue through tax reform if that is part of a deal that also includes reductions in the long-run cost of the major entitlement programs, Medicare and Social Security.