The truth about how the tax bill passed U.S. SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY.

David-

In the middle of the night, Republicans in the Senate passed a massive tax cut for some of the richest people and most powerful corporations in the country.

But this bill was more than a tax cut for the rich. This legislation contains provisions that will result in 13 million people losing coverage through the Affordable Care Act while raising premiums for everyone else. It contains massive cuts to education, affordable housing programs, and more.

I am going to tell you the truth about how this happened, David: This bill passed the House and the Senate because up until the day or two before the vote, the offices of my colleagues saw only a fraction of the energy that was out there during the health care debate.

Petitions: down
Calls: down
Visits: down
Social Media: down

But we still have a chance to turn it around. One of two things happens next: either House Republicans will have to vote on the bill the Senate passed last night, or we will go to something called a Conference Committee where the two chambers are forced iron out the differences between our respective bills.

But either way, there will be at least one more vote on this. And that gives us a chance to recommit ourselves to this fight. Start here:

...REJECT massive tax cuts for some of the richest people and most powerful corporations in the country.

This bill is just as unpopular as the health care bill, and arguably impacts even more people than the Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare.

The wealthy and powerful already have it all in this country. It's time for working people to demand a larger slice of the pie.

Every best wish,

Senator Chris Murphy

THE REPUBLICANS WAR ON THE MIDDLE CLASS. CONGRESSMAN DAVID CICILLINE.

December 1, 2017

  Dear David,

Today, Senate Republicans are racing to pass a huge tax cut for corporations and wealthy Americans. In fact, their plan will give 50% of the tax cuts to the Top 1%. At the same time, Republicans are going to raise taxes on 82 million middle class Americans, cut $1.5 trillion from Medicare and Medicaid, unravel the Affordable Care Act, and blow up the deficit – meaning the next generation will have to pay the bill.

This jobs-killing proposal is just wrong. I’m proud to be fighting against this bill. It’s a raw deal, and the American people deserve A Better Deal with better jobs, better wages, and a better future. Those are the priorities I’m going to keep fighting for.



 

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TRUMP TAX SCAM. U.S. SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse — US Senator for Rhode Island

3 hrs · 

TrumpTax is a scam. Early this morning, while most Americans were sleeping, Senate Republicans voted to hike taxes on millions of middle-class families to pay for tax cuts for President Trump and his billionaire friends. This so-called ‘tax reform’ moves our nation in the wrong direction by every measure: it will send more American jobs overseas, increase health insurance premiums, explode our national debt, and pollute an already-complicated tax code with new loopholes and gifts for the very wealthy. It’s a giveaway to Republican donors, and the American people should take note. https://mobile.nytimes.com/…/us/polit…/senate-tax-bill.html…

Senate Passes Sweeping Republican Tax Overhaul Bill

Senate Republicans made major changes to their bill and picked up the votes to push it through the chamber 51-49 early Saturday morning.

NYTIMES.COM

UPDATED...12/2/2017.

Friday, September 22, 2017

SENATOR JOHN McCAIN- A SENSE OF DUTY TO HIS COUNTRY... NOW AND THEN.

THIS IS WHAT HONOR SOUNDS LIKE.
"I cannot in good conscience vote for Graham-Cassidy. A bill impacting so many lives deserves a bipartisan approach." SENATOR JOHN McCAIN.

UPDATE....12/2/2017... MY MISTAKE, I GUESS HONOR IS FOR SALE. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER. HOW MANY RELATIVES AND ANCESTORS OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES FOR THIS COUNTRY, WILL NO LONGER HAVE AFFORDABLE MEDICAL INS. HOW "PROUD" NIMITZ WOULD BE.- DAVID.