12-04-2017, 02:10 PM
One, these tax bills are largely unpopular outside of the folks in Washington that voted for them, and from what I've heard they weren't all that popular with them, either.
Second, this is not the end. This has to go to conference, and the votes aren't guaranteed for what comes out of conference. It's likely that a few of the GOP Senators that voted for this bill did so mainly to get it to that point. People that are shouting that the sky is falling are jumping the gun. Yes, this bill was bad and we should hold people accountable for those votes. But this fight goes on.
Second, this is not the end. This has to go to conference, and the votes aren't guaranteed for what comes out of conference. It's likely that a few of the GOP Senators that voted for this bill did so mainly to get it to that point. People that are shouting that the sky is falling are jumping the gun. Yes, this bill was bad and we should hold people accountable for those votes. But this fight goes on.
