The Fate of Trump’s Tax Cut Rests With These Six Senators
- ‘We don’t have margins for error,’ Senator John Thune says
- Corker won’t support a tax bill that adds to the deficit
Trump's Challenge to Peddle Tax Plan Pass-Throughs
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President Donald Trump and Republican leaders unveiled a nine-page framework to rewrite the nation’s tax code this week to rave reviews from within their party. But now the hard part starts -- with the tax-writing committees in the House and Senate tasked with settling some of the most divisive issues.
Questions from where to set the top income tax rate to whether the package should be paid for could easily fracture the GOP. With 52 senators in their ranks and little hope of Democratic support, Republicans can’t afford to lose more than two members to get a bill passed. They also can’t afford another legislative loss following their failure to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act.