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Mitch McConnell faces dug-in Democrats on tax reform

By Joseph Lawler
Published August 13, 2017 4:01am ET
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Mitch McConnell faces dug-in Democrats on tax reform
For the tax plan backed by President Trump, the most Democratic votes Sen. Mitch McConnell could hope for is three. The state of affairs is attributable partly to the Democratic Party moving left on taxes as the Republican Party has moved right, as well as the greater influence of liberal Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

In 2001, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott got a dozen Democrats to vote for tax cuts sought by President George W. Bush.

Now, for the tax plan backed by President Trump, the most Democratic votes Sen. Mitch McConnell could hope for is three.

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