Budget Vote Raises Red Flag for GOP on Tax Reform
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The Hill
October 26, 2017
04:55 PM EDT
The tight 216-212 House vote Thursday to pass the GOP budget is raising a red flag for Republicans on tax reform.
The GOP barely scraped up enough votes to pass their proposed budget, as 20 on their side defected.
That included 11 lawmakers from New York and New Jersey who wanted to send a message about the need for their leaders to compromise on plans to eliminate the state and local tax deduction, which could hit their districts hard.
In reality, Republicans probably were always going to be able to pass the budget, a critical step toward tax reform since it unlocks rules that would protect the GOP legislation from a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.
But a number of lawmakers held their votes until the end on Thursday telling leaders that they will have to deal with them on the tax bill if they want it to be approved.
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