Senate Republicans shove tax bill ahead as Democrats fume
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans rammed forward  President Donald Trumpâs  tax-cut bill on Tuesday in an abrupt  partisan committee vote that set up a full vote by the Senate as soon as Thursday  although some details of the measure remained unsettled.
After the vote   Trump  told reporters: âI think weâre going to get it passed â adding that it would have some adjustments.
Since  Trump  took office in January   he  and fellow Republicans in command of both chambers of Congress have approved no major legislation  a fact they want to change before facing voters in the 2018 congressional elections.
If the Senate approves its tax measure later this week  it would need to be reconciled with a version already approved by the House of Representatives before anything could be sent to the White House for  Trump  to sign into law.
 U.S. President Donald Trump   flanked by an empty chair marked for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)  who chose not to meet with  Trump   Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI)  speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington  U.S. November 28  2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
As the tax fight played out  a new battle opened on another front as Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi skipped a White House meeting with  Trump  to discuss spending  immigration and other issues after  Trump  criticized them on Twitter.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans rammed forward  President  [TGT] âs  tax-cut bill on Tuesday in an abrupt  partisan committee vote that set up a full vote by the Senate as soon as Thursday  although some details of the measure remained unsettled.
After the vote   Trump  told reporters: âI think weâre going to get it passed â adding that it would have some adjustments.
Since  Trump  took office in January   he  and fellow Republicans in command of both chambers of Congress have approved no major legislation  a fact they want to change before facing voters in the 2018 congressional elections.
If the Senate approves its tax measure later this week  it would need to be reconciled with a version already approved by the House of Representatives before anything could be sent to the White House for  Trump  to sign into law.
 U.S. President  [TGT]    flanked by an empty chair marked for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)  who chose not to meet with  Trump   Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI)  speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington  U.S. November 28  2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
As the tax fight played out  a new battle opened on another front as Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi skipped a White House meeting with  Trump  to discuss spending  immigration and other issues after  Trump  criticized them on Twitter.