New house vote is tomorrow.
The Senate voted early Wednesday to pass Republicans’ ambitious $1.5 trillion rewrite of the tax code, moving one step closer to achieving their first major legislative victory under President Donald Trump.
The Senate bill was passed, 51-48, in a vote that didn’t come down until 12:45 a.m. ET.
About a dozen protesters in the Senate chamber interrupted the vote multiple times shouting, “Kill the bill!” before they were escorted out of the gallery. Vice President Mike Pence had to call for order in the chamber on at least three occasions.
Now the bill heads back to the House, where Republicans voted earlier Tuesday to also approve the measure — a compromise bill between the two chambers — but a late technical objection by the Senate parliamentarian to three small parts of the legislation means the House will have to vote again on a revised version.
The House vote on the bill, the largest overhaul of the tax code in 30 years, was along party lines, 227-203.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, who had long sought the overhaul, was triumphant announcing the vote, bringing the gavel down emphatically and then letting it drop off the podium.
Afterward, Ryan said on “New Year’s Day, America will have a new tax code for a new era of American prosperity.”
“When House Republicans began this journey, we had two goals in mind. We believed Americans deserved a tax code bill of growth. We believed America could leapfrog back to the lead of the pack as a best place on the planet for the next new jobs and next new business. Today, we achieved those goals,” Ryan said.
Pence was on hand to congratulate Republicans after the vote. He also read that the bill had passed from the Senate floor, eliciting a standing ovation from the GOP side of the room.
Idiots
Will this take affect for the 2017 tax year or the 2018 tax year?
Mr. Ryan, you had one job to do…….
2018, not retroactive, and I heard the obamacare mandate is effective 2019, since ‘open’ enrollment is completed for 2018.
I always found that term ‘open’ enrollment, as applied to obamacare, aligned with ‘open hunting season’, in my mind, because it felt like Big Brother was allowed to hunt citizens down for the financial kill.
@Truffles — You beat me to it! “You only had one job.” lol
re: last comment — Must be because they didn’t have an expert from K Street writing the legislation.
I just the individual mandate to be history, the rest is a bonus in this bill. Just get this done today guys!
You know what’s great about the House having to pass it a second time? Now we get to ram this PRESIDENT Trump victory into their collective asses one more time!
Always looking for the positive…
I thought we had to pass healthcare first? I’m confused.lol
Congrats Mr. President!
Indicative of Ryan’s failed leadership. What did you expect?
I wish the Republicans would have chanted U*S*A! U*S*A! U*S*A!
And the camera panned to the democrats scowling. THAT would have been a great 2018 ad.
REpubliCANTS thirst for death and defeats…..
DEMocRATS win at any costs.
BULLSHIT! Just another government middle finger to WE THE PEOPLE.
Procedure my over taxed ass.