News Alert: Flush with momentum, GOP speeds toward tax votes

View in your browser     Flush with momentum, GOP speeds toward tax votes The final pieces of President Trump’s sweeping tax overhaul fell into place on Friday, giving Republicans a surge of momentum just days before they cast historic votes on the $1.5 trillion bill in the House and Senate. Two high-profile Senate GOP holdouts — Bob Corker of Tennessee and Marco Rubio of Florida — flipped from no to yes on the tax bill Friday afternoon, all but guaranteeing that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will have the 51 votes needed to pass the legislation in the upper chamber.   Heading into the weekend, GOP lawmakers and leadership aides were extremely bullish that the 503-page Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would pass the House on Tuesday, then narrowly clear the Senate either Tuesday evening or Wednesday. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.