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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 08:51 PM Oct 2017

Trump-Corker spat complicates drive for tax reform in U.S. Senate

A public feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Republican maverick Bob Corker could narrow the path for tax reform in the U.S. Senate, where a Republican go-it-alone effort is already showing signs of disunity.

Days after the Republican-controlled Congress took two important steps toward advancing tax legislation, a Trump-Corker shouting match threatened to further alienate Trump from key Republican senators such as John McCain, who prevented the party earlier this year from repealing Obamacare.

The political stakes could not be higher for Republicans. Tax reform offers them a chance to show they can govern and woo voters for the November 2018 midterm elections. Failure could mean losing control of the House of Representatives.

Trump and top Republicans have unveiled a plan to slash taxes for businesses and individuals, the first comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. tax code since 1986. They hope to complete the monumental task by January.

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Trump-Corker spat complicates drive for tax reform in U.S. Senate (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2017 OP
Let's hope he continues to insult people in the Senate and the whole thing falls off a cliff. appleannie1943 Oct 2017 #1
Trump is epically stupid PJMcK Oct 2017 #2

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
2. Trump is epically stupid
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 09:25 PM
Oct 2017

Just think of what he could have accomplished if he had understood how government works and used its mechanisms to implement his atrocious plans. With unified control of Congress, Trump could have made all of their darkest dreams come true.

Thankfully, Trump is an idiot.

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