WASHINGTON ― Before she voted for the Senate version of the Republican tax bill, Sen. Susan Collins saw that Congress would soon be passing separate spending deals, and she had demands. The Senate tax bill would repeal the Obamacare requirement that everybody purchase health insurance or pay a fine. It’s unclear how the separate health bills would become law before a final tax vote. Collins wants Congress to pass the so-called Alexander-Murray deal — an agreement worked out between Sens. Collins did influence the actual tax bill.

Source: Huffington Post December 08, 2017 18:22 UTC