U.S. Sen. Bob Corker claimed in recent interview that he wasn't aware of a last-minute provision in the reconciled Republican tax bill that could potentially benefit him financially. In speaking to International Business Times, the Tennessee Republican said he hadn't read the reconciled bill, just "a two-page summary." Corker, a commercial real estate mogul who made $7 million last year from such income, vehemently denied that he reversed his position because of the added tax provision, IBT reported. Corker said he opposed the original Senate bill because he believed it would increase the federal deficit. The House and Senate had passed different versions of the tax bill but were able to reconcile the two versions Friday.

Source: Fox News December 17, 2017 06:45 UTC