Senate Votes To Begin Debate On GOP Tax Bill That Includes Mandate Repeal

By Ariel Cohen / November 29, 2017 at 7:58 PM
The Senate voted along party lines on Wednesday evening (Nov. 29) on a motion to proceed debate on the GOP tax bill, which still includes a repeal of the ACA's individual mandate and would require $25 billion in Medicare cuts unless pay-go is waived. On Thursday the Senate will begin 20 hours of debate and a so-called 'vote-a-rama' of amendments before the final vote, despite having yet to publicly release the legislative text. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeff Flake (R-AZ),...


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