Cornyn: We probably could have made tax bill better if Democrats participated

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 12/17/17 09:25 AM EST

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Tx.) said on Sunday that tax reform legislation poised to pass through both houses of Congress this week could have been better if Democrats participated in drafting the plan.

"Our Democratic colleagues simply refused to participate in the process. We probably could have made it better if they had but we were determined to get this job done, to cut taxes, to reform the tax code for the first time in thirty years," Cornyn said on ABC News' "This Week."

Cornyn was responding to recent criticism of a last-minute tax break could give millions of money to President Trump and other Republicans who receive money from the real estate sector through LLCs. "Picking out one piece in a thousand page bill and saying this is going to benefit somebody, I just think that takes the whole bill out context," Cornyn said.

The senator's comments come as House and Senate Republicans find themselves on the brink of their first major legislative victory in the form of a tax code overhaul.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/365303-cornyn-we-probably-could-have-made-tax-bill-better-if-democrats

[theaocp]

1. I'm not entirely certain

how this ghoul sleeps at night. Inquiring minds want to know.

[DemoTex]

2. Say what?

Serious Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. "that takes the whole bill out context"

BULLSHIT! That IS the "context". It is a complete giveaway to the 1%. There is "1 piece" here and "1 piece" there and many hundreds of similar "1 pieces" that do the same thing. Take from the poor, working class, and middle class and give to the filthy rich.

[Demit]

8. That made me laugh too. What context is the whole bill in?

[BumRushDaShow]

9. I suppose he had to respond with some lame retort

like HHS did regarding the CDC's "banned terms" being "mischaracterized".

[madaboutharry]

4. Translation of Cornyn's assertion:

"It's Democrats fault that we are Assholes!"

[dalton99a]

5. "We probably could have made house fire more fun if homeowner participated"

[Irish_Dem]

6. Blame the Democrats. Blame Hillary. Blame Obama.

That is going to be their strategy.

[unblock]

7. Its the democrats fault! If only they picked the locks and barged in on our secret meetings!

We can’t help ourselves! Left alone we have to write terrible legislation and democrats should know this and stop us!

[Scarsdale]

20. Come on, folks.

Once the gop packed all their lobbyists into the room to craft this pile of dung,, there was no room for democratic politicians.

[AnnaLee]

10. The Devil's Democrats made me do it.

There should be a good sermon made around how God doesn't hold Republicans accountable because they are under the influence and manipulation of the Devil's Democrats who, in doing nothing, create a hole of sin temptation that Republican's fall into because they can't resist without Devil Democrat help.

[mpcamb]

13. They just can't help themselves; they love the non-working uber rich SO-O-O much!

[Ferrets are Cool]

11. FU!

[Penn Voter]

12. "The party of personal responsibility"

strikes again! They also claim to be the party of family values, balanced budgets, and law and order. Their base may believe their bullshi@t, but others including the youth of America (who will have to deal with the enormous future debt) are seeing the light. Also, all of a sudden, our intelligence agencies and Republican, Robert Mueller (a man of impeccable integrity) have no credibility to the Trump apologists.

I believe in 2018, that a groundswell of support from activists will ignite a vast change in American politics. 2017 was just a preview.

[BadgerKid]

14. This is setting Dems up as scapegoats

As is "they let it happen." Certainly a look at the vote would say otherwise when it comes.

[Wellstone ruled]

33. Your statement is right on.

This memo will surface by September 2018. The GOP are masters of staying on Script and those scripts are written by Luntz and Associates.

[CanonRay]

15. But we'll pass this piece of shit, anyway

because we can.

[rladdi2]

16. The Republicans have not created or pass a

major bill in over 30 years. We know from the fraud Healthcare bill they tried to develop they did not have the smarts or intelligence to create one. They did not learn from the tax cuts G. Bush did with their support and it killed the economy and millions of jobs. Will they ever learn or is it there agenda to take down our nation and the people. Are they really supporting Trump in destroying democracy.

[jmowreader]

34. Hello rladd12

You get the idea pretty quickly: Republicans can’t govern. They can only destroy.

[LiberalFighter]

17. It is a wonder that there are so many liars in the Republican Party.

[Scarsdale]

21. This is because rich people

donate more to (R) politicians. They are there to pad their bank accounts, not to represent working people.

[mainer]

18. "The Dems forced us to write a bad bill!"

Haha. That's the secret power of Democrats. We make the Republicans do stupid things.

[BlueIdaho]

19. The blood is on republican hands.

They refused to let Democrats into the process. They own this disaster lock, stock and barrel. Hang it around their neck and beat them with it in 2018 and 2020.

[hamsterjill]

22. As a Texan

I hate that lying POS. Democrats might have participated if they’d been given a chance. Instead, this bill was written in secret and in collaboration with all the Repuke mega-donors.

Cornyn better worry about Judgment Day.

[chowder66]

23. If it isn't good enough then simply don't vote for it. nt

[shadowmayor]

24. Hey John

Go choke on a dried turd asshole! Happy Holidays you heartless asshat!

[keithbvadu2]

25. Coincidence? Both articles - same page, same day

Coincidence? Both articles - same page, same day
.
Cornyn: We probably could have made tax bill better if Democrats participated

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141941510

http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/365303-cornyn-we-probably-could-have-made-tax-bill-better-if-democrats

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Dem senator: 'I wanted to be more involved' GOP tax plan

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141941597

http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/365320-democratic-senator-i-wanted-to-be-more-involved-gop-tax-plan

[CentralMass]

26. Another souless republican prick.

[Doodley]

27. At least he admits that the bill should have been better than it is.

[bobGandolf]

28. Cornyn's Concern

What a piece of work Cornyn is. His only'concern' is how to tie the Democrats to the tax cut. When Obama gave tax cuts to us he did not raise taxes on us by cutting programs that benefit us, the middle class.

[Nitram]

29. Fucking liar. Democrats were given no part of the process from day 1. That's why it took so long.

Because if Republicans were doing it by themselves without allowing input from Democrats, they needed 51 votes. They bought those votes by giving each Republican holdout something their state wanted in the bill.

[handmade34]

30. so, in other words...

Democrats are better than us and (in order to look good) we rushed to get this done we have a far inferior bill... quirky reasoning

[Qutzupalotl]

31. We could have written a better tax bill if you'd asked.

Disingenuous crook.

[LeftInTX]

32. He's a broken record

Always blames the Dems

[jmowreader]

35. This bill wasnt designed to enrich the 1%

That’s just a side benefit. The real intent is to destroy the social safety net and to hasten the transfer of the commons to the private sector. Asking Democrats to help destroy these things is like telling someone sitting in the gas chamber to inhale deeply when the fumes start to come up.

[Justice]

36. GOP rejected every DEM amendment in committee

blocked DEMs from seeing bill.