“I support the Senate budget resolution because it provides a path forward on tax reform,” McCain said in a statement. This is a crucial step in a closely divided Senate, where few if any Democrats are expected to support tax cuts. Political pressure is on leaders’ side: The fact that Republicans cannot cut taxes without first passing the budget resolution creates an incentive for members to support it. “A lot of this is out of respect to the president and also out of the fact that we should debate the budget,” Paul said during a conference call with reporters. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) told reporters Monday that he has reservations about the eventual tax-reform proposal but was “fine” voting for the budget resolution to allow the process to move forward.

Source: Washington Post October 17, 2017 16:27 UTC