McCain Decides to Support Senate Tax Reform Bill
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona announced Thursday he will vote for the Senate tax reform bill after weeks spent refusing to voice support for the legislation.
“After careful thought and consideration I have decided to support the Senate tax reform bill,” McCain, who cast a decisive vote against Obamacare repeal in August, said in a statement. “I believe this legislation, though far from perfect, would enhance American competitiveness, boost the economy and provide long overdue tax relief for middle class families.”
McCain is FOR tax bill pic.twitter.com/geNMQ97vev
— Stefan Becket (@becket) November 30, 2017
McCain has been tightlipped regarding his specific objections to the bill, publicly stating that he had multiple concerns on a number of occasions. McCain, like GOP Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, has expressed doubts about the bill’s implications for the nation’s ballooning deficit.
The announcement comes one day after GOP Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Steve Daines of Montana and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska conceded their support for the bill after refusing to do so. The dissenting lawmakers’ objections were due to a variety of concerns, including the repeal of an Obamacare tax levied against individuals who choose to go uninsured as well as concerns about the disparity between the generous cuts provided to corporations and the less dramatic cuts for so-called pass through entities.
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