Se. John Cornyn added a provison to the tax bill that would enrich Ted Cruz directly

[eleny]

Ben Jaworski's interviewed David Sirota today. Sirota has been studying the tax bill. They discovered this in the bill recently.

Link to an article:
Tax Bill: John Cornyn’s Fossil Fuel Provision Would Personally Enrich Republican Lawmakers
http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/tax-bill-john-cornyns-fossil-fuel-provision-would-personally-enrich-republican

"When Texas Sen. John Cornyn slipped an obscure tax break for pipeline giants into the GOP tax bill, he wasn't just helping major Republican Party donors, he was also potentially helping 16 of his congressional colleagues. ...

Congress’s top stakeholders in the MLPs are all Republicans -- they include Michigan Rep. David Trott (up to $4.4 million), New Jersey Rep. Tom MacArthur (up to $2.3 million), Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue (up to $1.25 million), Texas Rep. Pete Sessions (up to $550,000), Texas Rep. Kenny Marchant (up to $477,000) and Texas Sen. Cruz (up to $300,000). The tax provision could prove particularly lucrative for lawmakers, because their holdings can generate significant annual income — as one example, Cruz in 2016 listed more than $11,000 in earnings from his stake in one fossil fuel MLP."

[BigmanPigman]

1. Call the GOP NOW! Fuck their donors...I am an AMERICAN!

I will fight this corruption tooth and nail. WE ALL MUST! This IS NOT OVER! NO excuses...it literally takes two minutes to call. Call, call, CALL! What are you waiting for..Christmas? WE MUST KILL THE BILL!
The grass roots has been working all year and WE DID stop the ACA repeal and our healthcare will cost more due to the Tax Scam. I pay taxes and I am an American and McConnell and Ryan think they are GOD and the King of the USA! STOP THEM ASAP! Call, call every day, tell friends and family to get off of their asses too. Do they want the 1% to get even more rich? Are Dems lazy losers who expect govt handouts so they can waste it on women and booze and cell phones? (Grassley and Hatch and the rest of the GOP believe this). If this bill goes through you can kiss Social Security and Medicare goodbye. CALL and pressure them NON-STOP! [phone] THANK YOU!
https://notonepenny.org/take-action/?p2asource=20171204tmemail

[Irish_Dem]

2. This is how members of Congress become so wealthy.

Pretty much a disgrace.