Republican Sen. Ron Johnson will oppose current GOP tax bill
Source: CNBC
He comes the first Republican senator to explicitly say he will not back the bill.
The lawmaker from Wisconsin is the first GOP senator to explicitly say he will not back the tax proposal. Johnson told The Wall Street Journal that the bill benefits corporations more than other businesses.
"If they can pass it without me, let them," he told the newspaper, which first reported his opposition. "I'm not going to vote for this tax package."
Johnson's opposition adds uncertainty to the GOP goal of chopping tax rates on businesses and individuals by the end of the year. Other Republican senators have raised concerns about budget deficits fueled by tax cuts, though none other than Johnson have publicly opposed the bill, yet.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/15/republican-sen-ron-johnson-tells-wsj-he-wont-vote-for-gop-tax-bill.html
1st Puke. It's a start.
underpants
(183,019 posts)They can't lose another Senator.
RussBLib
(9,057 posts)Didn't expect that from Johnson.
mobeau69
(11,169 posts)VMA131Marine
(4,159 posts)Toomey from PA should vote 'No' because of the elimination of the deductions for property tax, state tax, and local tax. Rubio should vote no because this package will cause a $25B hit to Medicare and the retiree vote in FLA is "YUUUGE!"
riversedge
(70,448 posts)then voted for it.
mobeau69
(11,169 posts)Podkayne K
(145 posts)NO!?
Midnight Writer
(21,853 posts)sandensea
(21,717 posts)God works in mysterious ways.
mobeau69
(11,169 posts)A real life Puke/Dotard tragedy.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)(Which is probably what David Koch just said to Charles... )
dembotoz
(16,866 posts)he lies bigly
Podkayne K
(145 posts)all they have to do is change one minor sentence in the bill--any sentence will do--and then it's not the current bill anymore. Then he can change his vote.
Yes, ALWAYS TRUST the Republicans--to be the loathsome, lying a(*^(*holes they've always been.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,513 posts)bluestarone
(17,122 posts)fuckin McCain supporting this piece of shit? You'd think after the BS tRump is saying McCain wouldn't support a dam thing
mobeau69
(11,169 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)a 3-trick pony.
If it affects him or has something to do with something he identifies with in his own life, then..... that's how he votes.
SandyZ
(186 posts)rockfordfile
(8,709 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,458 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,601 posts)Carried Interest Break Still In GOP Tax Bill
Don't forget that the GOP Tax plan will cut Medicare, Medicaid, and SS. GOP added in the cuts to Obama CareCarried Interest Break Still In GOP Tax Bill
Don't forget that the GOP Tax plan will cut Medicare, Medicaid, and SS. GOP added in the cuts to Obama Care
Plus, the whole Repub Tax plan is a gigantic budget buster. It's an outstanding, astronomical, increase in the budget deficit