Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party’s leader and vote against it. It’s a risky gambit designed to meet Trump’s demand for a July 4 finish.
The Latest: The House returns in a rush to pass Trump’s bill
Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party’s leader and vote against it. It’s a risky gambit designed to meet Trump’s demand for a July 4 finish.
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GOP Rep. Andy Harris has predicted that a key procedural vote will fail, putting Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill in jeopardy of missing the president’s 4th of July deadline.
“The rules vote as is will fail,” said Harris, before walking into House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s office.