BREAKING...they have reached a tax bill deal

[SHRED]

As per CNN

Link to tweet

[HopeAgain]

1. Moore's defeat too late

to stop this screwing of the American people.

[maxsolomon]

2. Inevitable

We weren't getting through 2 years of complete GOP control without some losses. Let's make sure it's not 4.

[ismnotwasm]

3. Ew. Of course they have

No matter what victories we obtain there’s gonna be incredible damage from the GOP

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

4. Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!... Fuck every one of these Rethug pigs!!

[writes3000]

5. They still have to vote on it, correct?

[unblock]

10. both the house and the senate have to vote on and pass the revised bill.

this deal is only among republican leaders, and doesn't officially mean anything -- yet.

[MGKrebs]

6. They will still need 51 votes in the Senate.

[exboyfil]

13. 50 + Vice President

We need Corker and two others (Collins and Flake?).

[Ghost Owl]

17. In the last couple days

I think Rand Paul said he wouldn't vote on a bill that increases the deficit. But it's Rand Paul, so he may have changed his mind already.

[Nevernose]

7. Fuck

There go all those endorphins from last night. Also America.

[unblock]

8. *they* being the republican leadership, not the whole republican caucus

they still have to sell it to the rest of the republican senators.

republican house members, too, but they're more likely to have a challenge convincing the last few republicans as they can't afford many defections (2 senators currently; only 1 once they seat jones).

[Sanity Claws]

9. I wouldn't be too sure of that

Leadership may have reached an agreement but a few senators may back out. They see the handwriting on the wall and know they are screwed if they are seen as too closely aligned with Trump.

[still_one]

11. No surprise. Many people who currently itemizes deductions , will realize very little benefit from

it, and in fact may pay significantly more taxes since they have removed the personal exemption

Those in states with property taxes exceeding 10K, and high state income taxes will have their higher taxes amplified.

If they have reached an agreement, I assume they have put back the ACA mandate, since that was a requirement from Collins

Not sure how solid Corkers vote is since he indicated any bill that increased the deficit, he would not vote for, so one has to wonder which safety net program they decided to slash

This is not going to be pretty

[CrispyQ]

12. They're hollowing out the whole damned thing.

Our government has been hijacked by people who think government should only serve them. Of all of them, I hate McConnell the most.

[workinclasszero]

14. The republicans and Trump will cement their doom with this horrible bill

The 2018 Blue Tsunami is coming!!!

[LexVegas]

15. Will it pass the Senate? nt

[DURHAM D]

16. Republicans have not figured out the difference

between their donors and their voters.

[DBoon]

18. Yes they have

Donors have bought them

Their voters will believe anything Fox News/Talk Radio saysre told

Donors own them, votes are a passive mass that believes whatever they a

[bigbrother05]

19. Nothing like a common enemy to smooth over their differences

Seeing a Dem elected state-wide in AL had to be a slap in the face.

Reminds me of a quote I heard recently from an interview with Ian Hamilton, the Scottish patriot that stole the Stone of Destiny in 1950. He was discussing the reaction in Parliament after the theft was discovered, "a shiver ran through the seats of Parliament looking for a spine". There is a shiver now running through the GOP caucus in search of a spine.