Schumer calls for GOP to delay tax bill after Alabama election

The Hill ^ | 12/13/17 10:28 AM EST | Jordain Carney

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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is demanding that Republicans delay a vote on their tax plan following Tuesday's special election in Alabama.

"We Senate Democrats are calling on Mitch McConnell to hit pause on his tax bill and not hold a final vote until Doug Jones is sworn in to the Senate," he told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday.

He added that "it would be wrong for Senate Republicans to jam through this tax bill without giving the newly elected senator from Alabama the opportunity to cast his vote."

Democrat Doug Jones won the special election, defeating GOP candidate Roy Moore, who was facing several accusations of pursuing relationships with teenagers when he was in his 30s.

Jones's win will narrow the GOP majority in the Senate down to a single seat, 51-49, complicating Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) ability to pass legislation.

Democratic senators and progressive outside groups immediately called on the tax bill to be delayed.

But Jones isn't expected to impact the current timeline for tax reform.

Republicans want to vote on their tax bill next week, and Alabama officials have said they will not certify the Senate race results until Dec. 26. That means Jones might not be seated until January.

Schumer, asked about when he wanted Doug Jones to be seated, said it should happen "as soon as possible," but noted that Alabama law would delay it until late December.

[Red Badger]

Stuff it Chucky!..................

[WashingtonFire]

Will Mitch the Bitch bow to Crazy Chuck?

Sadly with these RINOs you just can’t tell

[bassmaner]

FUCS

[From The Deer Stand]

You can bet Chucky would do that if the shoe was on the other foot.

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[AndyTheBear]

Right Chuck...because the reason Jones won was because Alabamians were upset at his approach to taxes and preferred that of Jones.

[G Larry]

Hey Chuck,

Tell us how you’d do the same if the tables were reversed.

Libs always try to use our conservative values against us, but would never consider employing conservative values in their own lives.

A favorite tactic of Satan.

[AndyTheBear]

er I mean upset at Roy Moore for his approach to taxes....was totally a policy oriented context, a real tax referendum vote....

[KJC1]

I am sick to death of Chuck Schumer lecturing us, glasses halfway down his nose.

[Hotlanta Mike]

Chucky can whine all he wants. After Scott Brown was elected preventing the dems from having 60 votes Harry Reid decided to launch Obamacare through “reconciliation” instead of through normal process.

[alloysteel]

Schumer’s other strategies for delay on the tax bill are not working.

This is just something else thrown at the wall in the hopes it will stick.

Technically, Luther Strange is still in the seat until Alabama state authorities certify the election results. What with a recount being called for, this could take a while.

And who knows? Al Gropen, er, Franken got seated after a sufficient number of recounts.

[Rusty0604]

I can’t post what I’d like to about this.

[b4its2late]

Screw You Up Chuck.

[Obadiah]

McConnell is probably cowering in the corner right now. Let’s start taking odds to see how fast Republicans will acquiesce to Schumer and the Democrats.

[DoughtyOne]

Oh they will. I have very little doubt.

[babble-on]

lolchuck

[Cementjungle]

The only solution to the country's problems is for Trump to somehow get the DOJ to act like a real DOJ and arrest half of the Senate (and Congress) for all their crimes. The whole place needs to be flushed.

Until that happens, we're stuck in the muck the deep state has going there.

[Adder]

Uckyou, chuckie...y’all shoved healthcare down our throats by changing the rules last minute.

STFU.