The following article by James Hohmann with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve was posted on the Washington Post website December 20, 2017:
Republicans are forging ahead with their promise to overhaul the tax code, even with very little public support for their proposal. (Video: Jenny Starrs/Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
THE BIG IDEA: The best thing going for Republicans right now is low expectations.
— Just before 1 a.m., the Senate passed on a party-line vote the most significant overhaul of the tax code in three decades. The House, which advanced the bill yesterday, needs to vote on it again to deal with a few technical issues raised by the Senate’s parliamentarian, but that’s a mere formality. Donald Trump plans to hold a news conference later today and sign the first major legislative achievement of his presidency as soon as possible. Continue reading “The tax bill is likely to become more popular after passage. Here’s how Republicans plan to sell it.”