What to make of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the legislation passed by the Senate at 1:36 a.m. the Saturday before last, by a 51 to 49 vote, with only Republicans in favor?
Any final assessment has to await a conference with the House of Representatives that will attempt to bridge differences between the Senate bill and the one already passed by the House.
The liberal-leaning GOP U.S. senator from Bangor, Maine is so far supporting the Republican Party's tax reform bill. Some Maine protesters are very upset about that.