Tag: Republicans

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters Thursday that the Senate could vote on its tax reform bill by 11 p.m. that night, "if we're lucky." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republicans aim to finish tax bill Thursday night, working on parliamentary issues

Joseph Lawler · November 30, 2017 10:24 pm

House schedules Monday vote to conference with Senate on tax bill

Susan Ferrechio · November 30, 2017 7:48 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Thursday that she is seeking assurances from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for a waiver of an automatic $26 billion cut to Medicare if the tax reform bill becomes law. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Susan Collins not a ‘yes’ yet on tax reform

Robert King · November 30, 2017 4:37 pm

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants a full explanation from the Air Force. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John McCain says he’ll vote for tax reform package

Susan Ferrechio · November 30, 2017 3:57 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the Senate is on track to finish the tax reform bill this week. "We are on the cusp of a great victory for the country and particularly small business." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell is confident the Senate will pass tax reform ‘either late tonight or early tomorrow’

Susan Ferrechio · November 30, 2017 3:43 pm

Three different sources have told Politico that staffers from the National Republican Senate Committee reportedly hacked into the National Republican Congressional Committee's database where fundraising data is stored. Information from over 200,000 donors was taken, sources said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

NRSC staffers hacked into House counterpart’s database, stole donor info: Report

Katie Leach · November 30, 2017 5:01 am

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., says his concerns about the Republican tax reform effort in the Senate are genuine, but Johnson also has a reputation. "Johnson actively seeks to have differences of opinion just to be a jerk," one Republican operative said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP leaders don’t take Ron Johnson’s tax reform threats seriously

David M. Drucker · November 30, 2017 5:01 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., won't be a "no" vote when Senate Republicans' tax reform package goes up for a vote, according to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell confident John McCain won’t oppose tax reform bill to spite Trump

Daniel Chaitin · November 30, 2017 3:55 am

Daines previously had held out because, he said, the bill did not do enough to provide tax cuts to non-corporate businesses relative to big C corporations, which the bill would give a 20 percent tax rate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steve Daines will vote ‘yes’ on tax bill’s first procedural vote

Joseph Lawler · November 29, 2017 8:50 pm

Sen. Susan Collins said that she is still concerned about the tax reform bill's provision to repeal Obamacare's individual mandate penalty, but will vote in favor of advancing the bill. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Susan Collins will support GOP tax bill in first procedural vote

Kimberly Leonard · November 29, 2017 7:52 pm

Senate GOP was trying to negotiate a debt trigger to the tax reform bill, even as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was moving toward setting up the first procedural vote. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicans scramble to negotiate debt trigger in tax bill as McConnell plans first vote

Joseph Lawler · November 29, 2017 7:47 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said if Senate Republicans rush to pass the tax reform bill and other legislation, it will "haunt my Republican colleagues in years to come." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chuck Schumer warns of ‘unintended consequences’ if GOP passes tax plan

Al Weaver · November 29, 2017 6:16 pm