Which Republican president worked out an agreement with the Democratic majority in Congress to raise taxes and reduce the national debt? A. Ronald Reagan B. George H. W. Bush C. Jimmy Carter D. Bill Clinton

The Republican president worked out an agreement with the Democratic majority in Congress to raise taxes and reduce the national debt is George H. W. Bush. Bush acknowledged the Democrats' requests for higher taxes and all the more spending, which estranged him from Republicans and offered the route to a sharp abatement in prominence. Shrubbery would later say that he wished he had never marked the bill.