Live: Now It's 51 Votes for the GOP Tax Cut Bill! Bob Corker is the Only GOP No Vote
Susan Collins
In the Nick of Time!  Collins  has been moving toward formally supporting the tax bill all day. Now itâs official.  Collins  office has released a statement saying she will support The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. âWe need a tax system that will boost the economy  help the middle class  and encourage small business to grow and create jobs â  Collins  said. âIf we stimulate the economy through tax reform  we can significantly increase federal revenue while boosting Americansâ take-home pay.â  Collins  statement also touted the value of doubling the child tax credit to âlower- and-middle-income taxpayers.â For those of you keeping score at home  thatâs fifty-one GOP votes for the bill. Corker is still the holdout. And  of course  every single Democratic Senator.
 Collins  has been moving toward formally supporting the tax bill all day. Now itâs official.  Collins  office has released a statement saying she will support The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. âWe need a tax system that will boost the economy  help the middle class  and encourage small business to grow and create jobs â  Collins  said. âIf we stimulate the economy through tax reform  we can significantly increase federal revenue while boosting Americansâ take-home pay.â  Collins  statement also touted the value of doubling the child tax credit to âlower- and-middle-income taxpayers.â For those of you keeping score at home  thatâs fifty-one GOP votes for the bill. Corker is still the holdout. And  of course  every single Democratic Senator.
The Sen. bill will include my amendment to reverse ill-advised elimination of catch-up contributions to retirement accounts for church  charity  school  & public employees. Amend. will protect ability of employees  including firefighters & police officers  to save for retirement. â Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) December 1  2017
The Senate bill will include my amendment to reduce the threshold for deducting medical expenses  which helps people with high medical costs  particularly seniors & people with chronic conditions. 8.8 million Americans use this deduction  half with incomes of $50 000 or less. â Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) December 1  2017
Still some moving parts. Joseph Lawler of the Washington Examiner reports (via twitter) that Senators Rubio and Lee still want to expand child tax credit to lower-income families in tax bill and âare open to offsets besides higher corp rate.â You Asked Me For A Place to Sleep. A follow-up tweet from  Collins  noting  her  delight and the benefit of the bill for the people of Maine. Now it really sounds like  she  will be the fifty-first vote  enabling Republicans to pass the tax bill without calling upon the Vice President to break a tie.
Delighted that the Senate has agreed to include my property tax deduction amendment  that will allow 166 000 Maine taxpayers who itemize to deduct a total of $725 million in property taxes each year.  #MEPolitics â Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) December 1  2017
 They Once Belonged To  Me .  Collins  looks like  she âs a yes too  although it is not confirmed.  She  tweeted out that the Senate bill will include a deduction of up to $10 000 for state and local property taxes   her  last remaining issue with the bill.
The Senate tax bill will include my SALT amendment to allow taxpayers to deduct up to $10 000 for state and local property taxes. â Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) December 1  2017
In the Nick of Time!  Collins  has been moving toward formally supporting the tax bill all day. Now itâs official.  Collins  office has released a statement saying she will support The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. âWe need a tax system that will boost the economy  help the middle class  and encourage small business to grow and create jobs â  Collins  said. âIf we stimulate the economy through tax reform  we can significantly increase federal revenue while boosting Americansâ take-home pay.â  Collins  statement also touted the value of doubling the child tax credit to âlower- and-middle-income taxpayers.â For those of you keeping score at home  thatâs fifty-one GOP votes for the bill. Corker is still the holdout. And  of course  every single Democratic Senator.
 Collins  has been moving toward formally supporting the tax bill all day. Now itâs official.  Collins  office has released a statement saying she will support The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. âWe need a tax system that will boost the economy  help the middle class  and encourage small business to grow and create jobs â  Collins  said. âIf we stimulate the economy through tax reform  we can significantly increase federal revenue while boosting Americansâ take-home pay.â  Collins  statement also touted the value of doubling the child tax credit to âlower- and-middle-income taxpayers.â For those of you keeping score at home  thatâs fifty-one GOP votes for the bill. Corker is still the holdout. And  of course  every single Democratic Senator.
The Sen. bill will include my amendment to reverse ill-advised elimination of catch-up contributions to retirement accounts for church  charity  school  & public employees. Amend. will protect ability of employees  including firefighters & police officers  to save for retirement. â Sen.  [TGT]  (@SenatorCollins) December 1  2017
The Senate bill will include my amendment to reduce the threshold for deducting medical expenses  which helps people with high medical costs  particularly seniors & people with chronic conditions. 8.8 million Americans use this deduction  half with incomes of $50 000 or less. â Sen.  [TGT]  (@SenatorCollins) December 1  2017
Still some moving parts. Joseph Lawler of the Washington Examiner reports (via twitter) that Senators Rubio and Lee still want to expand child tax credit to lower-income families in tax bill and âare open to offsets besides higher corp rate.â You Asked Me For A Place to Sleep. A follow-up tweet from  Collins  noting  her  delight and the benefit of the bill for the people of Maine. Now it really sounds like  she  will be the fifty-first vote  enabling Republicans to pass the tax bill without calling upon the Vice President to break a tie.
Delighted that the Senate has agreed to include my property tax deduction amendment  that will allow 166 000 Maine taxpayers who itemize to deduct a total of $725 million in property taxes each year.  #MEPolitics â Sen.  [TGT]  (@SenatorCollins) December 1  2017
 They Once Belonged To  Me .  Collins  looks like  she âs a yes too  although it is not confirmed.  She  tweeted out that the Senate bill will include a deduction of up to $10 000 for state and local property taxes   her  last remaining issue with the bill.
The Senate tax bill will include my SALT amendment to allow taxpayers to deduct up to $10 000 for state and local property taxes. â Sen.  [TGT]  (@SenatorCollins) December 1  2017