As Tax Bill Vote Approaches, Susan Collins Says 'Not So Fast'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By ALICE OLLSTEIN Published NOVEMBER 30, 2017 11:44 AM

At a breakfast with reporters Thursday morning, less than 24 hours before the Senate votes to overhaul the American tax code and kill the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said her Republican colleagues have not yet secured her vote.

With the bill still in flux, and furious last-minute negotiations going on behind closed doors, Collins laid out several problems she has with the legislation: the “mistake” of including repeal of the individual mandate, concerns about a “trigger” proposal pushed by the Senate’s deficit hawks, too-deep cuts to the corporate tax rate, and the elimination of most state and local tax (SALT) deductions.

“There are a lot of concerns I want to fix,” she said. “I am not committed to vote for this bill. Who knows what’s going to happen on the Senate floor during the vote-a-rama.”

Here are Collins’ key concerns and demands, several of which may not be addressed in the final package, putting her vote in jeopardy.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/as-tax-bill-vote-approaches-susan-collins-says-not-so-fast

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

1. Well, as far as I can tell, she's the only holdout.

Did I miss someone. I just read McCain is a thumbs up. All those fuckers.

This is a monstrous disaster.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Here's the latest scorecard

The "have concerns" weasels -

Collins
Corker
Daines
Flake
Heller
Johnson
Neely Kennedy
Lee
Moran
Rubio

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/tax-bill-senate-whip-count/

Some are deficit hawks, others want more for the Child Tax credit, and others don't want a "trigger". The bill is apparently being amended continually to address some of those concerns.

[old guy]

2. BS.

She just wants her name in the headlines. McCain is sucking all the oxygen from the room and she is jealous. She will vote for this bill no matter what.

[orleans]

3. bullshit. she'll vote with her pals

like she most always does.

i agree with the other poster who said she just wants her name in the headlines.

screw her.

[spotthebird]

12. Why does she do this?

It isn't credible.

The only way she will vote against this is if her vote doesn't matter.

[harun]

16. Makes her look good to her constituents, who don't like Right Wing policy.

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. History is not going to be kind

to this shitstain gaggle of Republican legislators.

[moda253]

5. They don't give a shit about history

They only care about how much money goes into their pockets. No shame!

[Angry Dragon]

14. they will write the history

[Rene]

7. Thank You Susan Save us

[Scruffy1]

8. She's just angling to get some goodies.

They are all drunk on power.

[Ccarmona]

9. What Would the Vote Be If There Were True Campaign Finance Laws

And no Citizen’s United ruling? I say this bill would be DOA if every Senator voted his or hers conscience and weren’t beholden to their campaign benefactors.
Sucks to be an American in 2017.

[Stuart G]

10. While we are pretty sure of what will happen, please remember.....

anything can happen.. Now, I don't say this lightly and the probability is very strong that this sh*t bucket bill will pass as expected...but I never thought the following could happen:

1. An Afro-American would be elected president
2. There would be an attack on America in New York City and 3 other locations..2996 people killed.
3. Trump could possibly be elected to anything
4. A president of the United States would tweet all kinds of stupid things
5. An all electric car company would start from scratch, and eventually sell tens of thousands of electric cars.
6. A hand held computer/telephone would be available to everyone in the U.S.A at a reasonable cost..(like the thing used in Original Star Trek series., (beam me up Scotty, no we can't beam anyone up, but we talk on that thing like the TV show)
7. I could go to a store and purchase a 60 inch TV for under $700.00

yes, likely this sh*t bucket will pass, but it might not.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

11. McCain has reverted back to being a nasty little prick, after a short aberration of having a heart!

Going to hell but wants to fuck-up and shit all over as many working class folks as he can before they bury his evil ass.

[kwalter66]

15. He's never

had a heart. He just tries to stay relevant.

[Angry Dragon]

13. where is the debate??

[mobeau69]

17. Here

https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/567430679/watch-live-senate-debates-gop-tax-bill

[Angry Dragon]

18. What I was really asking is how come only two days of debate??

this tax shit is the biggest redistribution of wealth this country has ever seen and we are spending 2 days to debate it

class warfare at the finest..death to the bottom 50%, heaven help you if you are not in the top 10%