Conference Committee to Release Tax Bill and Report Tonight but Passage not Guaranteed
Posted on Dec 15, 2017 in News
The conference committee has announced they will approved a conference report on the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The report and the bill text will be released tonight. The Republicans can only afford to lose two votes in the Senate in order to pass the final version. Senator Marco Rubio announced that he will not support the tax bill unless Senate Republicans are able...
McCain Announces Support for Budget Resolution
Posted on Oct 18, 2017 in News
Sen. John McCain buoyed GOP tax reform hopes by announcing his support for the Senate budget resolution, set for a vote later this week. Debate on the resolution began midday Tuesday following a 50-47 vote, split along party lines, to move the process forward. While Sen. John Thune expressed optimism toward passing the resolution, some Senate Republicans remain uncommitted, including...
Senators Corker and Toomey Reach Tentative Budget Resolution Deal
Posted on Sep 20, 2017 in News
Bob Corker and Pat Toomey, GOP members of the Senate Budget Committee, have reached a tentative agreement on a budget resolution that would allow for tax cuts that would significantly increase the deficit as determined using static scoring. While the Senators did not specify the size of the potential deficit increase, Senator Ron Johnson indicated that he would support an amount of at...