Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) future rests on the Senate passing a tax reform bill after failing to pass an Obamacare repeal bill.
The House will vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Thursday, a tax reform bill that features massive tax cuts for the middle-class and small businesses. Most pundits expectthe bill to pass through the House. Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL), a member of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) vote-counting operation, said, “It’s more than just a tax bill. It will show that Republicans can get things done.”
However, Mitch McConnell will face more dire circumstances passing a tax reform bill through the Senate than the House.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) became the first Republican senator to openly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs on Wednesday. Republicans hold a 52-seat majority in the Senate, McConnell can only afford to lose two Republican senators and have Vice President Mike Pence break the tie in the upper chamber.
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