Senate Democrats, 10 of whom face reelection next year in states won by President Trump, made cameo appearances — often when the president campaigned in their states. Republicans in both chambers of Congress passed tax reform with no Democratic support — and even some Republicans voting in opposition. But when it came to the floor, in the House and Senate, Republicans unanimously voted against it. Ahead of its implementation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the least popular tax cut plan in the modern history of polling. Early Saturday morning, at a short news conference celebrating the tax bill’s passage, McConnell nonetheless predicted that the measure would become an election-winner for Republicans.

Source: Washington Post December 02, 2017 15:52 UTC