"We have the votes," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said walking to the Senate floor following a conference meeting Friday. Tensions were running high in the Senate, where Republican tax writers were reworking the tax bill, trying to find a way to satisfy competing interests and shore up votes. Senate Republicans met earlier in the Strom Thurmond Room of the Capitol to continue the bill's negotiation Friday morning. Then, Corker learned that a trigger he demanded in the tax bill that would automatically increase taxes if the tax legislation didn't generate the growth that Republicans anticipated, wouldn't pass Senate rules and couldn't be included. If he appeases Collins, he could face problems with the Senate bill when it goes to conference with the House.

Source: CNN December 01, 2017 06:13 UTC