Deja Vu?
You don’t say… the night before the GOP’s big bill they’re planning to jam through the legislative process comes out and they’re making last minute changes and scrambling for votes?
Where have we heard this before…
Axios: Release of GOP tax bill to be delayed until Thursday
“The release of the Republican tax bill is being delayed until Thursday, according to sources with direct knowledge.”
“The delay of the scheduled release, by the House Ways and Means Committee, reveals the difficulties the team has had in resolving how to raise enough money to pay for the massive corporate tax cuts. Political hot button issues — like the treatment of 401k savings — are still in flux. The delay shouldn't affect the timing for the mark-up, which is expected to happen Monday.”
Politico: House GOP delays tax bill rollout as key details have yet to be finalized
“House Republicans are postponing release of their much-anticipated tax bill, as key details have yet to be finalized congressional sources said Tuesday. The rollout is now set to take place Thursday instead of Wednesday.”
“House Ways and Means Committee members spent all Tuesday holed up in conference rooms trying to iron out last-minute disagreements. Senior committee staff worked through the night Monday and were expected to do the same on Tuesday.”
“House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) often says Republicans have spent more than half a decade working on their tax bill. But not 24 hours before the bill’s big reveal, lawmakers had yet to settle on one of the most sensitive questions of all: How to pay for their proposed $5.5 trillion in tax cuts, since any major revenue-generator is certain to antagonize some powerful lobby or group of lawmakers who could defeat it.
Where have we heard this before…
Axios: Release of GOP tax bill to be delayed until Thursday
“The release of the Republican tax bill is being delayed until Thursday, according to sources with direct knowledge.”
“The delay of the scheduled release, by the House Ways and Means Committee, reveals the difficulties the team has had in resolving how to raise enough money to pay for the massive corporate tax cuts. Political hot button issues — like the treatment of 401k savings — are still in flux. The delay shouldn't affect the timing for the mark-up, which is expected to happen Monday.”
Politico: House GOP delays tax bill rollout as key details have yet to be finalized
“House Republicans are postponing release of their much-anticipated tax bill, as key details have yet to be finalized congressional sources said Tuesday. The rollout is now set to take place Thursday instead of Wednesday.”
“House Ways and Means Committee members spent all Tuesday holed up in conference rooms trying to iron out last-minute disagreements. Senior committee staff worked through the night Monday and were expected to do the same on Tuesday.”
“House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) often says Republicans have spent more than half a decade working on their tax bill. But not 24 hours before the bill’s big reveal, lawmakers had yet to settle on one of the most sensitive questions of all: How to pay for their proposed $5.5 trillion in tax cuts, since any major revenue-generator is certain to antagonize some powerful lobby or group of lawmakers who could defeat it.