Approval of the tax bill seems certain, with House passage assured and two of the few potential Senate GOP opponents lining up Friday behind the measure: Marco Rubio of Florida and Tennessee's Bob Corker. If the tax bill isn't approved, "the country's reaction is going to be, 'Why did we put you in in the first place?'" "Passing the tax bill is necessary but not sufficient for Republicans to retain control of Congress in 2018," said GOP consultant Whit Ayres. "And with every iteration, the GOP tax scam becomes even more cowardly, outrageous, dishonest, brazen. The Senate is a tougher task even after Democrat Doug Jones' upset in Alabama cut the GOP edge to 51-49.

Source: ABC News December 16, 2017 13:52 UTC