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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs Sen. Corker getting a kickback for a yes vote on the tax bill?
Tax Bill: John Cornyn Says Tax Cut Potentially Benefiting Bob Corker Was Part Of Effort To Secure Votes For Passage
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the majority whip, on Sunday said a tax provision, which could personally enrich key Republican lawmakers, was added to the final tax bill as part of an effort to cobble together the votes we needed to get this bill passed. Cornyn was pressed about the provision on ABCs "This Week," after an International Business Times investigation showed that Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee suddenly switched his vote to yes after GOP leaders added the provision, which could boost Corkers real estate income. A top Democratic senator, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, responded to Cornyns explanation by saying the language put into the bill also would be a windfall to Donald Trump.
As IBT first reported, the provision potentially enriching Corker, Trump and a handful of other top Republican lawmakers, was not part of the House- or Senate-passed bill, but was added by GOP lawmakers to the final bill, which was publicly released on Friday afternoon. Corker, who is not seeking re-election and is considered a crucial swing vote due to his criticism of President Trump, suddenly said he would support the final bill. He initially voted against the original bill in the Senate, which did not have the provision. Corker subsequently asserted to IBT that he did not know about the provision being added to the final bill, and he also declared he has not even read the tax bill he announced he is voting for.
The provision at issue would provide a special tax deduction on income made from so-called pass through entities, like real estate LLCs. The specific language would provide the lucrative tax deduction for such entities, even when they employ few or no employees -- a structure that tax experts say is designed to give a tax break to real estate moguls.
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the majority whip, on Sunday said a tax provision, which could personally enrich key Republican lawmakers, was added to the final tax bill as part of an effort to cobble together the votes we needed to get this bill passed. Cornyn was pressed about the provision on ABCs "This Week," after an International Business Times investigation showed that Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee suddenly switched his vote to yes after GOP leaders added the provision, which could boost Corkers real estate income. A top Democratic senator, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, responded to Cornyns explanation by saying the language put into the bill also would be a windfall to Donald Trump.
As IBT first reported, the provision potentially enriching Corker, Trump and a handful of other top Republican lawmakers, was not part of the House- or Senate-passed bill, but was added by GOP lawmakers to the final bill, which was publicly released on Friday afternoon. Corker, who is not seeking re-election and is considered a crucial swing vote due to his criticism of President Trump, suddenly said he would support the final bill. He initially voted against the original bill in the Senate, which did not have the provision. Corker subsequently asserted to IBT that he did not know about the provision being added to the final bill, and he also declared he has not even read the tax bill he announced he is voting for.
The provision at issue would provide a special tax deduction on income made from so-called pass through entities, like real estate LLCs. The specific language would provide the lucrative tax deduction for such entities, even when they employ few or no employees -- a structure that tax experts say is designed to give a tax break to real estate moguls.
http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/tax-bill-john-cornyn-says-tax-cut-potentially-benefiting-bob-corker-was-part
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Is Sen. Corker getting a kickback for a yes vote on the tax bill? (Original Post)
icymist
Dec 2017
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onecaliberal
(32,916 posts)1. Yes, according to senator Cornyn
icymist
(15,888 posts)2. And now #corkerkickback is starting to trend on Twitter
TDale313
(7,820 posts)6. Retweeting everything in my twitter feed with that hashtag.
Longshot, but maybe he can be shamed- or at least we can get the word out.
RainCaster
(10,926 posts)3. Duh
Of course he is, but he is not alone. Wait till it comes out how big McTurtle's reward is...
moondust
(20,014 posts)4. Carrots and sticks.
Maybe some serious back room threats involved as well?
TDale313
(7,820 posts)5. Yep. Agree.
And Murkowski got drilling in ANWR. #fuckthisshit.