Republican tax bill slightly delayed over Senate snag
Last edited Tue Dec 19, 2017, 06:56 PM - Edit history (2)
Source: Washington Post
The House of Representatives passed Republicans sweeping tax overhaul on Tuesday, sending the plan to the Senate and setting the stage for the bill to be signed by President Trump as early as this week.
The bill passed the House 227 to 203. All but 12 Republican members voted for the bill. Zero Democrats supported it.
This is about expanding opportunity to people who are striving to make the most of their lives, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) said before the vote Tuesday. We know in this country that were not reaching our potential. And we know one of the greatest things we can do to do that is to pass this tax reform bill
Senate Republicans are planning to vote Tuesday night, and party leaders seemed to sew up the bills passage Friday when holdout Republican Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) pledged their support. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is in Arizona battling brain cancer and is not expected to attend the vote, though he had previously said he supports the bill.
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ORIGINAL TITLE: GOP tax bill passes House as Senate plans vote for late Tuesday (title now updated)
ETA - They screwed up and now have to revote.
House Republicans approved historic changes to the U.S. tax code Tuesday afternoon, but a procedural snag means they will have to vote on the measure again.
If passed by the Senate, the legislation would go to President Trump to sign it into law.
Twelve House GOP members opposed the bill.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/19/house-passes-gop-tax-reform-bill.html
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