Republican Tax Bill Faces New Uncertainty Ahead of Expected Vote
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Republican Tax Bill Faces New Uncertainty Ahead of Expected Vote
“We should take our victory.”
At the White House, Mr. Trump predicted that Mr. Rubio would “be there” on the tax bill, and the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, pledged to keep working with the senator “until we get the job done.” But she, too, highlighted the expansion of the child tax credit
that had already been passed in the Senate’s tax bill, even if it fell short of what Mr. Rubio wanted to see in the final version.
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans faced a new round of uncertainty on Thursday about the fate of their $1.5 trillion tax bill with the possible defection of a Republican senator, Marco Rubio of Florida, amid continuing questions about how the bill will be paid for
and how much of the benefits will flow to low- and middle-income people versus corporations.
On Thursday, Representative Leonard Lance, Republican of New Jersey, who voted against the bill, said he would again vote no on the final bill.
But those plans were thrown into some disarray on Thursday when Mr. Rubio said
that he would vote no on the bill unless it included a greater expansion of the child tax credit, which he and another Republican senator, Mike Lee of Utah, have been pushing for to benefit lower-income individuals.
“For me, $10,000, regardless of the configuration, is not strong enough.”
Representative Peter T. King of New York, another Republican who voted against the
House tax bill, also plans to vote against the final bill, a spokesman said.
Senator Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio and a member of the House-Senate committee
that negotiated the final tax bill, said the Senate had already battled the House to preserve the Senate’s more generous version of the child tax credit, which doubled to $2,000, with $1,100 of that amount refundable and able to be claimed by families who face no federal income tax liability.
“We should take our victory.”
At the White House, Mr. Trump predicted that Mr. Rubio would “be there” on the tax bill, and the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, pledged to keep working with the senator “until we get the job done.” But she, too, highlighted the expansion of the child tax credit
that had already been passed in the Senate’s tax bill, even if it fell short of what Mr. Rubio wanted to see in the final version.
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans faced a new round of uncertainty on Thursday about the fate of their $1.5 trillion tax bill with the possible defection of a Republican senator, Marco Rubio of Florida, amid continuing questions about how the bill will be paid for
and how much of the benefits will flow to low- and middle-income people versus corporations.
On Thursday, Representative Leonard Lance, Republican of New Jersey, who voted against the bill, said he would again vote no on the final bill.
But those plans were thrown into some disarray on Thursday when Mr. Rubio said
that he would vote no on the bill unless it included a greater expansion of the child tax credit, which he and another Republican senator, Mike Lee of Utah, have been pushing for to benefit lower-income individuals.
“For me, $10,000, regardless of the configuration, is not strong enough.”
Representative Peter T. King of New York, another Republican who voted against the
House tax bill, also plans to vote against the final bill, a spokesman said.
Senator Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio and a member of the House-Senate committee
that negotiated the final tax bill, said the Senate had already battled the House to preserve the Senate’s more generous version of the child tax credit, which doubled to $2,000, with $1,100 of that amount refundable and able to be claimed by families who face no federal income tax liability.