Posted on 12/01/2017 7:56:29 AM PST by GonzoII
Senate Republicans were confident that they had the votes needed Friday to pass their tax plan as last-minute changes brought more GOP lawmakers on board.
Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., earlier Friday said they would back the bill after securing further tax relief for pass-through businesses. Then, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., committed to supporting the plan, leaving Republican leaders confident that they had the support.
On Friday morning, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, called holdout Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., the last two senators who need to get on board. The GOP can pass the legislation even if both senators oppose it over budget deficit concerns.
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Corksucker & the Flakeman, huh? Two worthless POS’s!
Garbage of a bill. Political suicide. Payoff to donors at expense of middle class.
So it will be grandfathered in for 2017? Also has the house signaled it will go along with the senate version? Ugh... our taxes will go up too, how frustrating. Nothing like continuing to punish success.
“Doesnt really matter whats in the bill, just pass it, right?”
yep. the nuevo philosophy of the Nuevo Republican Party: “Just Pass A Bill, It Doesn’t Matter What’s In It”, very similar to the Dem Party Philosophy: “You Have to Pass The Bill Before You Can See What’s In It”.
In fact, I don’t see that much difference between the two parties in that respect ...
All theater. Next the need to reconcile the House and Senate bills. Bet things will change a lot, likely not for the better.
Nope, they said those couldn’t be a part of reconciliation which is why the two quitters who were trying to sabotage were are not onboard. They originally had the puke from OK agreeing so they had a veto but since he backed donwn they no longer matter. Unfortunately they won’t be able to tell Collins to pound sand now though
Thats right: the Stock Market casino is all that matters. Right?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-tax-bill-picks-up-support-after-delay-over-deficit-fears-1512140345
Can’t stand it can you
You are the reason conservatives are in the minority. You won’t accept any thing outside your narrow view through a paper towel tube.
The problem with the Senate is Collins, Flake, McCain, Corker and Murkowski hold virtual veto power so every plan has their crap baked in. Get 5 more true Conservatives in 2018 and you could tell them all to pound sand... replacing Corker and Flake with Kelli and Blackburn are huge wins all else remaining the same. McCain may also be replaced before the end of the Trump term. That would be a big win for the agenda
Passing something/anything just to pass it is not good policy.
The bill stinks.
I would love to see the court explain opposing rulings on the same case.
They are buying off Collins with a healthcare screw job. Corker is from Tennessee and really should have a much more conservative bent. Problem is he knows he can screw Trump on his way out so he’s doing just that. Corker should be on board with out tax hike triggers and he would be if he weren’t pure scum. Then they could tell Collins and her insurance bailout to pound sand
Eight years of huge deficit’s and now they care!
Get your head out of the sand. Passing this makes this the new baseline. Any changes doesn’t have to consider Obamacare mandates, SALT sand many other things. You’ll never get a pure conservative bill as long as Collins et Al have a veto. Get the things you can get now and go back later with a new baseline
The problem is much bigger.
Alexander, Corker, Flake, Graham, Hatch, Heller, Hoeven, Murkowsky, McCain, Rubio, Gardner, Burr, Tillis, Portman, McConnell, Thune, Cornyn, Cochran, Isackson, Blunt, Johnson, Toomey, Capito, Rounds, Fischer, Collins, Wicker, Sasse, Ernst, Lankford, Young, Boozman and Shelby are all undocumented Democrats in R jerseys.
Wicker and Heller need to be taken out in 2018.
They thought they had the votes on Obamacare too. How did that turn out?
Roberts is an expert at mental gymnastics.
I'm retired and take a bite every year to supplement my SS.
Last year I took a bite...and lo and behold, thanks to President Trump, there's more in my "Casino Vault" than I sold.
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