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Maraya1969

(22,479 posts)
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 11:04 AM Nov 2017

The five people that can sink the tax plan

http://www.newsweek.com/tax-plan-senate-republicans-susan-collins-717301

Susan Collins said she won’t support any bill that repeals an Obamacare requirement to have health insurance or face a penalty.

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Bob Corker, Tennessee ......Corker is a known deficit hawk who won’t vote for any tax plan that adds “one penny to the deficit,” he said.

The Joint Committee on Taxation found that the Senate tax bill would add $1.5 trillion to the national debt,
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Jeff Flake, Arizona

Flake, who also is retiring at the end of his current term, is another deficit hawk.

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Ron Johnson, Wisconsin

Johnson was the first Republican senator to explicitly come out against the tax plan.

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John McCain, Arizona

McCain voted against President Bush’s tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 because he believed they favored the wealthy and would add to the deficit. He still stands behind his decision. “The deficit went up,” McCain said. “Guess what? I was right.”

On Friday, McCain applauded the "much-needed tax relief for hardworking American families" but was only supporting the Senate’s use of regular order while writing and debating the bill. He hasn’t indicated whether he’ll vote for or against it.

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Call and support them!!!

Call this way. US senators by calling 202-224-3121. Ask the operator to connect you to the individual office.

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I think most won't care about your zip code but in case, if people want to post a zip code for all of these people it would be great!

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The five people that can sink the tax plan (Original Post) Maraya1969 Nov 2017 OP
They will vote the way their handlers tell them to vote. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #1
Sadly, I think it will pass elfin Nov 2017 #2
Just like most other bills, if there is enough screaming bloody murder Maraya1969 Nov 2017 #3
i'm truly bluestarone Nov 2017 #4
I just emailed McCain tonight. I told him what he did with the Bush Maraya1969 Nov 2017 #5

elfin

(6,262 posts)
2. Sadly, I think it will pass
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 11:11 AM
Nov 2017

Not enough of these will stand their ground, caving to donors and the phony siren call of "tax cut."

Maraya1969

(22,479 posts)
3. Just like most other bills, if there is enough screaming bloody murder
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 07:41 PM
Nov 2017

People will cave and the bill won't pass.

We've watched it twice with Obamacare repeal just recently

Maraya1969

(22,479 posts)
5. I just emailed McCain tonight. I told him what he did with the Bush
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 09:54 PM
Nov 2017

tax cuts and how he said it would create a deficit and how he was right, (It's right in the OP)

I'm going to contact all of them. Sometimes you just have to grab a zip code from their state

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