Not that I never thought Marco Rubio’s no was ever more than for show, but Bob Corker seems to have decided deficits don't matter anymore.
This makes it pretty much a done deal.
Rubio, who on Thursday was a "no' vote, now appears on board after Republicans expanded the child tax credit.
Corker, who was the sole Republican to oppose the original Senate bill over concerns about the deficit, is also now a yes.
“After great thought and consideration, I believe that this once-in-a-generation opportunity to make U.S. businesses domestically more productive and internationally more competitive is one we should not miss," Corker said in a statement.
“In the end, after 11 years in the Senate, I know every bill we consider is imperfect and the question becomes is our country better off with or without this piece of legislation. I think we are better off with it. I realize this is a bet on our country’s enterprising spirit, and that is a bet I am willing to make." he concludes.
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It seems they've accommodated most every special interest but the state and local tax deduction (other than property tax). So the GOP’s objections to paying multiple taxes on the same income has been revealed as a lie. I am still gobsmacked that this has been allowed to go through. The bill is 1,000 pages long. As I recall that was a point of derision Republicans aimed at the ACA. All done in a matter of weeks