I suppose so. The House bill also eliminates the deduction for medical expenses. It also eliminates deductions for adoptions.
What has happened here is this: Congress wants to give all of the goodies to the corporations and the donor class. They are the only winners here.
In order to slash the corporate rate from 35% to 20%, Congress had to go through the Tax Deduction Sofa, looking for loose change.
As another Freeper pointed out, this isn't a "Tax Cut" bill. It is a Deduction Cut bill that is a massive de facto tax increase on millions of Americans. Even Mitch "I Got Thrown Out Of the US Army For Sexually Assaulting a Fellow Soldier" McConnell had to admit as much - and now the other Senators and Congressmen are angry with him.
Not being able to deduct nursing home expense is a real killer. I guess state medicaid and federal govt can fight over scraps