Tax Bill Moves to Senate After House Passage Along Party Lines
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in a celebratory mood, told reporters at her briefing
that the House vote put President Trump one step closer to delivering “tax cuts for Christmas.”
She again said that the president would not release his tax returns, the only way
that experts can determine precisely how the tax bill would impact his personal finances.
However, the House will have to vote again after the Senate parliamentarian rejected three provisions in the Senate bill.
Republicans hit a last-minute speed bump in their supercharged effort to pass a tax bill on Tuesday when the Senate parliamentarian advised
that three provisions in the bill ran afoul of Senate rules.
The vote puts Republicans closer to final passage of the $1.5 trillion tax cut as the Senate prepares to vote on the final bill on Tuesday.
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, speaking on the House floor, called the vote “a turning point” saying “this is our chance, this is our moment.” When the bill passed the House, a giddy Mr. Ryan smiled broadly
and banged the gavel with force as he declared victory.
The final House bill passed without support from 12 Republicans, all of whom also voted against the original House bill.