John McCain will not cast his vote on the Republican tax overhaul this week, a process the No2 Senate Republican said he expected will happen on Tuesday. But he will come back if we need his vote.”John Cornyn earlier told ABC’s This Week he was “confident” the Senate would pass the tax cuts, “probably on Tuesday”. Earlier this year, McCain made a dramatic return from treatment to cast a vote that helped defeat Republican healthcare repeal. However, he supported the tax bill that was pushed through the Senate despite Democratic protests. Corker told the IBT he had not been aware of the provision when he changed his vote.

Source: The Guardian December 17, 2017 19:34 UTC