Why are Republicans in such a rush to pass tax reform? To outrun the truth.
By Catherine Rampell Opinion writer November 27 at 7:52 PM
There are lots of pressing issues Congress could be focusing on right now.
Lawmakers could work on reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which expired Sept. 30 , leaving the 9 million kids who depend on it in limbo.
Or maybe they could find a solution for so-called “dreamers,” the undocumented immigrants brought here as children, who will lose their protected status soon unless Congress acts.
Or, hey, they could try to prevent the U.S. government from setting off a worldwide financial crisis. That’s something that might happen in less than two weeks, when we hit the debt ceiling.
Instead, Republican senators have a different priority: jamming through their plutocratic, sloppy tax overhaul as quickly as possible. By “as quickly as possible,” I mean as soon as this week, which would be a mere month after the first draft of the GOP tax bill was introduced in the House.
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