Tax Bill Both Feeds Cynicism and Cures It

Tax Bill Both Feeds Cynicism and Cures It

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.

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Susan Collins’s Home Picketed Over GOP Tax Bill

John Cronin

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.

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