U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D. PA) continues to have the best Twitter presence out of any Senate Democrat in my opinion. He’s used his online presence on topics from health care to immigration and now he’s taking a swipe at the GOP tax plan. Plus, he’s not being shy about getting under Trump’s skin again:
There’s more:
By the way, you’ll only need one guess, but guess who’s helping push this wealthy tax break giveaway? This guy:
Senate Republicans are looking to quickly to pass a budget so they can move directly to tax reform, and hope to mark up a budget resolution next week and then pass the resolution the week after that, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said Wednesday.
"I really hope we get this done this year before the end of the year, get this signed into law," he said. "We're going to have a budget mark-up next week, and so if a budget comes out of committee, that'll be a big important milestone."
"I think within probably the following week week we'll be on the Senate floor with a budget," he added.
Passing a budget is an urgent necessity for the Republicans' efforts to enact tax reform this year. Approving the budget would unlock the special procedure of reconciliation, which would allow the GOP to advance and pass tax legislation with only 51 votes in the Senate, bypassing a Democratic filibuster.
Toomey, a member of the Budget Committee who has cut a deal to allow a major supply-side tax reform to proceed through reconciliation, told reporters that the panel aims to mark up a budget document next week, and "probably the next week we'll be on the Senate floor," he said. He hopes to enact tax reform this year.
Figures he would. Let’s make sure we keep Senate Democrats standing strong in opposing Trump’s tax cuts to the rich. Click here to donate and get involved with Casey’s re-election campaign.