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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced Thursday evening that the next roll call vote would be Friday morning. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

Senate Republicans delay tax reform bill after hitting deficit obstacle

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December 1, 2017 1:01 am

Republicans are trying to find an alternative,

Economy

GOP scrambles for plan B tax increase after floor drama over Senate tax bill

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November 30, 2017 10:57 pm

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters Thursday that the Senate could vote on its tax reform bill by 11 p.m. that night,

Economy

Republicans aim to finish tax bill Thursday night, working on parliamentary issues

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November 30, 2017 10:24 pm

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would add more than $1 trillion to federal deficits over the next 10 years, the Joint Committee on Taxation found, even after accounting for the possibility that the tax cuts could spur faster economic growth. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate tax bill won’t pay for itself through growth, official scorekeeper says

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November 30, 2017 8:43 pm

Economy

What GOP senators are demanding ahead of the tax vote

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November 30, 2017 5:07 pm

Sen. Ron Johnson's objections related to pass-through businesses appeared to be some of the biggest obstacles to passage this week. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Economy

Ron Johnson plans amendment to divert tax cuts from corporations to other businesses

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November 30, 2017 2:44 am

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, plan to offer an amendment to lawmakers' tax reform package that would set the corporate tax rate slightly higher, at 22 percent, in exchange for making the child tax credit refundable against payroll taxes and available to more lower-income families. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

Senate to test White House on 20 percent corporate tax rate

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November 30, 2017 12:44 am

Economy

Debt trigger provision still ‘evolving’ as Republicans sends tax bill to Senate floor

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November 30, 2017 12:08 am

Daines previously had held out because, he said, the bill did not do enough to provide tax cuts to non-corporate businesses relative to big C corporations, which the bill would give a 20 percent tax rate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Steve Daines will vote ‘yes’ on tax bill’s first procedural vote

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November 29, 2017 8:50 pm

Senate GOP was trying to negotiate a debt trigger to the tax reform bill, even as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was moving toward setting up the first procedural vote. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Republicans scramble to negotiate debt trigger in tax bill as McConnell plans first vote

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November 29, 2017 7:47 pm

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Senate Republicans delay tax reform bill after hitting deficit obstacle

GOP scrambles for plan B tax increase after floor drama over Senate tax bill

Republicans aim to finish tax bill Thursday night, working on parliamentary issues

Senate tax bill won’t pay for itself through growth, official scorekeeper says

What GOP senators are demanding ahead of the tax vote

Ron Johnson plans amendment to divert tax cuts from corporations to other businesses

Senate to test White House on 20 percent corporate tax rate

Debt trigger provision still ‘evolving’ as Republicans sends tax bill to Senate floor

Steve Daines will vote ‘yes’ on tax bill’s first procedural vote

Republicans scramble to negotiate debt trigger in tax bill as McConnell plans first vote

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