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  • Senate passes tax bill, pushing it closer to Trump's desk

    12/19/2017 9:50:20 PM PST · by jazusamo · 134 replies
    The Hill ^ | December 19, 2017 | Jordain Carney
    The Senate approved the Republican tax-cut bill in a 51-48 vote on Wednesday morning, inching closer to finishing off the first major legislative victory of President Trump’s tenure. The party-line Senate vote came hours after the House on Tuesday approved the sweeping legislation in a 227-203 vote. But the House will have to vote again on Wednesday to get the bill to the White House because of a ruling by the Senate parliamentarian that two provisions in the House-passed bill didn't comply with budget rules that Republicans are using to prevent Democrats from mounting a filibuster. The 11th hour procedural...