Posted on 12/13/2017 2:53:01 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Democrats warned Wednesday that Republican plans to speed ahead with plans to revamp the nation’s tax code could spell more electoral trouble for President Trump and his party next year — especially with young people and suburban families.
Just hours after Republicans suffered a humiliating defeat in a special U.S. Senate election in the GOP stronghold of Alabama, party leaders unveiled a compromise on a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax plan that will significantly lower corporate interest rates and slash taxes for upper-income households.
But Democrats — now able to tout recent electoral victories in deep-blue New Jersey, swing state Virginia and Republican-leaning Alabama that all showed signs of voter discontent with GOP policies — called on Republicans to wait to vote on their tax plan until Democrat Doug Jones, the winner of the Alabama race, arrives in Washington.
Mired in the minority and sapped of any control of Capitol Hill, Democrats crowed about the implications of the Alabama contest, touting how the party’s base — young people, black women and suburbanites — turned out at higher rates than normal in off-year elections. Jones also cut in to Republican advantages in counties that overwhelmingly backed Trump in last year’s presidential election.
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Pound. Sand.
Hell...Mitch may let them!
Lol.. tomorrow McConnell calls for the Senate to wait.
Moore is waiting on the Military Absentee votes to decides if he calls for a recount
McJuan, The Flaker, Deep Murky, ‘Rat Collins, and Treasonator Corker are in agreement.
Not a chance
I’m sure Chuck the Schmuck would do the same for us... /sarc
We’ll get right on that. I mean, I remember when Scott Brown signed his name with a #41 to signify the deciding vote on Obamacare, and Democrats took his victory to mean “let’s stop this healthcare bill dead in it’s tracks”, and they did just that.
They probably want bigger Treasury checks for the illegal aliens.
Yeah, just like the Dems did when they stabbed America in the back with Obamacare.
GOP calls on Democrats to piss off.
Well of course they do.
Who didn’t see this coming?
The Tax bills were devised before he was seated, and they can be voted on before he is seated.
Why didn’t Franken resign as he promised?
What’s more, why are the women he abuses not squawking?
It don’t work that way Chucky.
It will still pass.
Has McConnell formally responded to that @ss Schumer? I absolutely do not trust Yertle the Turtle!
McJuan is McHospitalized.
Just like the democrats waited for Scott Brown to be seated as Senator before the vote on Obamacare???
Chuck Schumer can go pound sand!!!
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