Hoyer Statement on Republican Tax Bill Not Complying with Senate Rules
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For Immediate Release:
December 19, 2017
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Mariel Saez 202-225-3130
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after House Republicans were informed their GOP tax scam bill does not comply with Senate procedural rules and the House will have to vote again:
“In their headlong rush to jam their partisan and unpopular tax legislation through Congress, Republicans wrote a bill that hadn’t even been read carefully enough to ensure it complied with Senate procedural rules. Whatever happened to Republicans’ insistence on reading bills before voting on them? We will be dealing with the repercussions of poorly written language and hidden loopholes for years to come – on top of the damage their bill will do by adding $1.5 trillion to the deficit and by increasing taxes on 86 million middle-class families.
“Republican senators ought to see this news as further evidence that the bill should be defeated so that both parties can instead work together on real, bipartisan tax reform that is permanent, paid-for, and benefits the middle class.”
“In their headlong rush to jam their partisan and unpopular tax legislation through Congress, Republicans wrote a bill that hadn’t even been read carefully enough to ensure it complied with Senate procedural rules. Whatever happened to Republicans’ insistence on reading bills before voting on them? We will be dealing with the repercussions of poorly written language and hidden loopholes for years to come – on top of the damage their bill will do by adding $1.5 trillion to the deficit and by increasing taxes on 86 million middle-class families.
“Republican senators ought to see this news as further evidence that the bill should be defeated so that both parties can instead work together on real, bipartisan tax reform that is permanent, paid-for, and benefits the middle class.”