Critics lay into John McCain over his support of the GOP tax bill
Republican Sen. John McCain is taking heat from critics, who say he flip flopped by voting for the GOP tax bill.
In recent months McCain has called for bipartisanship and regular order in the Senate and, for years, has warned of the dangers of an expanding national debt.
Critics, including McCain's former campaign manager, say the GOP tax bill violated both of those principles.
Sen. John McCain is taking heat from critics who say he flip flopped on his positions on the national debt and the importance of regular order in the Senate by voting late last night in favor of the GOP's tax bill.
McCain was adamant last July that the Senate abide by regular order in passing a bill that would have repealed and replaced Obamacare. After undergoing surgery for brain cancer last summer, McCain returned to Washington to vote against the GOP's healthcare bill, which he criticized for its lack of bipartisan support and and for its rushed and secretive negotiation process.
"As I stand here today – looking a little worse for wear I'm sure – I have a refreshed appreciation for the protocols and customs of this body," the Arizona senator told his Senate colleagues. "Let's return to regular order … the old way of legislating in the Senate, the way our rules and customs encourage us to act."
On Friday, Democrats requested more time to review the nearly 500-page bill, which they received just hours before the vote. They were denied the request, and the bill passed the Senate in the early hours of Saturday morning, with a vote of 51 in favor to 49 against. Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, who will soon be retiring, was the lone Republican to vote against the bill, which garnered zero Democratic support.
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