{"id":2110,"date":"2017-11-28T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/11\/28\/republicans-try-to-force-vote-on-secretive-tax-bill\/"},"modified":"2017-11-28T14:57:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T14:57:00","slug":"republicans-try-to-force-vote-on-secretive-tax-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/republicans-try-to-force-vote-on-secretive-tax-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Try To Force Vote On Secretive Tax Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Republicans are trying to rush through a tax bill that would provide huge benefits to corporations and the top 1% at the expense of the middle class because they know how unpopular and damaging their proposals are &ndash; and the bill is only getting worse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The public won&rsquo;t know what is in the Republican tax bill until it is voted on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arappeport\/status\/935280166925893633\">New York Times&rsquo; Alan Rappeport<\/a>: &ldquo;Hatch says <strong>changes to tax bill probably won&rsquo;t be public<\/strong> until they are made on the floor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Republicans have not held hearings with outside experts and won&rsquo;t know the full economic impacts of their tax bill before voting on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/business\/wp\/2017\/11\/26\/gop-leaders-in-advanced-talks-to-change-tax-plan-in-bid-to-win-over-holdouts\/?utm_term=.b54f7ddb5828\">Washington Post<\/a>: &ldquo;They are trying to rush the tax bill through Congress and into law in part to make up for months of failed legislative efforts. <strong>Republicans haven&rsquo;t held any hearings with outside experts<\/strong> to solicit input on the broad impacts of the legislation aside from testimony by Thomas Barthold, chief of staff at the Joint Committee on Taxation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-tax\/senate-tax-drama-intensifies-as-bill-faces-key-panel-vote-idUSKBN1DS197\">Reuters<\/a>: &ldquo;But the <strong>nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation is not expected to release a full macroeconomic analysis of the tax bill head of a Senate vote<\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Republicans are desperate to force a bill through without anyone knowing what&rsquo;s in it, because they know how unpopular it is. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/why-are-republicans-in-such-a-rush-to-pass-tax-reform-to-outrun-the-truth\/2017\/11\/27\/9bac94a0-d3bb-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?utm_term=.c540744ada60\">Washington Post&rsquo;s Catherine Rampell<\/a>: &ldquo;Republicans are of course desperate to notch a legislative win before the year ends, especially given their failed promise to repeal Obamacare. But perhaps more important, <strong>Republican lawmakers need to pass this terrible bill before voters &mdash; and indeed lawmakers themselves &mdash; have a chance to learn what&#39;s in it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/11\/27\/wavering-gop-senators-must-face-three-hard-truths-on-tax-reform.html\">CNBC<\/a>: &ldquo;Yet even under that estimate, the most affluent make out best&hellip; <strong>Pitted against these realities, and polls showing public resistance, are warnings from GOP leaders and donors<\/strong> that failure on tax cuts guarantees calamity in 2018 elections. On the Senate floor, a half-dozen undecided Republicans have to decide which forces matter most.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>We already know the Republican tax bill favors wealthy corporations and the top 1% over middle-class families, but proposed changes would tilt benefits toward the wealthy even more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/11\/27\/us\/politics\/senate-tax-bills-potential-hurdle-republicans.html?_r=0\">New York Times<\/a>: &ldquo;The Republican tax bill hurtling through Congress is <strong>increasingly tilting the United States tax code to benefit wealthy Americans<\/strong>, as party leaders race to shore up wavering lawmakers who are requesting more help for high-earning business owners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/business\/wp\/2017\/11\/27\/trump-could-personally-benefit-from-last-minute-change-to-senate-tax-bill\/?tid=sm_tw&amp;utm_term=.577796fa375c\">Washington Post<\/a>: &ldquo;<strong>Last-minute changes to the Senate tax bill could personally benefit President Trump<\/strong>, who has investment stakes in roughly 500 entities that could be affected by the planned adjustments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Los republicanos del Senado est&aacute;n tratando de apresurar la votaci&oacute;n de su proyecto de reforma tributaria sin darlo a conocer y todo para otorgar recortes de impuestos a los m&aacute;s ricos, a expensas de la clase media. Sabemos lo impopular y da&ntilde;ino de sus planes a pesar de los pocos detalles que se conocen hasta ahora.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nadie sabr&aacute; qu&eacute; contiene el proyecto de impuestos republicano hasta que se someta a votaci&oacute;n.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arappeport\/status\/935280166925893633\">New York Times&rsquo; Alan Rappeport<\/a>: &ldquo;Hatch dice que los <strong>cambios al proyecto de reforma tributaria probablemente no ser&aacute;n p&uacute;blicos<\/strong> hasta que sean hechos en el momento de la votaci&oacute;n&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Los republicanos no han realizado audiencias con expertos y no sabr&aacute;n los impactos econ&oacute;micos del proyecto antes de la votaci&oacute;n.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/business\/wp\/2017\/11\/26\/gop-leaders-in-advanced-talks-to-change-tax-plan-in-bid-to-win-over-holdouts\/?utm_term=.b54f7ddb5828\">Washington Post<\/a>: &ldquo;Est&aacute;n tratando de apresurar la votaci&oacute;n del proyecto para convertirlo en ley y compensar meses de esfuerzos legislativos fallidos. <strong>Los republicanos no han sostenido audiencias con expertos<\/strong> externos para discutir los impactos m&aacute;s amplios de la legislaci&oacute;n, aparte del testimonio de Thomas Barthold, jefe de personal del Comit&eacute; Conjunto Tributario&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-tax\/senate-tax-drama-intensifies-as-bill-faces-key-panel-vote-idUSKBN1DS197\">Reuters<\/a>: &ldquo;Sin embargo, <strong>no se espera que el Comit&eacute; Conjunto Tributario d&eacute; a conocer un an&aacute;lisis macroecon&oacute;mico completo del proyecto tributario antes del voto del Senado<\/strong>&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Los republicanos est&aacute;n desesperados por forzar un proyecto de ley sin que nadie pueda conocer lo que contiene, porque saben lo impopular que es. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/why-are-republicans-in-such-a-rush-to-pass-tax-reform-to-outrun-the-truth\/2017\/11\/27\/9bac94a0-d3bb-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?utm_term=.c540744ada60\">Washington Post&rsquo;s Catherine Rampell<\/a>: &ldquo;Por supuesto que los republicanos est&aacute;n desesperados por tener una victoria legislativa antes del fin de a&ntilde;o, especialmente luego de fallar en derogar el Obamacare. Pero quiz&aacute;s m&aacute;s importante, <strong>los legisladores republicanos necesitan pasar este terrible proyecto antes de que los votantes, o inclusive ellos mismos, puedan saber qu&eacute; dice<\/strong>&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/11\/27\/wavering-gop-senators-must-face-three-hard-truths-on-tax-reform.html\">CNBC<\/a>: &ldquo;Incluso con ese estimado, los m&aacute;s afluentes son m&aacute;s beneficiados&hellip; <strong>Enfrentados a estas realidades, y con las encuestas mostrando resistencia p&uacute;blica, hay se&ntilde;ales de alerta de l&iacute;deres republicanos y donantes<\/strong> quienes se&ntilde;alan que fallar en los recortes de impuestos, garantiza una calamidad en las elecciones del 2018. En el Senado, media docena de republicanos indecisos deber&aacute;n decidir cu&aacute;l fuerza pesa m&aacute;s&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ya sabemos que plan de impuestos republicano favorece a las grandes corporaciones y a quienes ganan m&aacute;s dinero por encima de las familias de clase media, pero los cambios propuestos inclinar&iacute;an la balanza a&uacute;n m&aacute;s hacia los millonarios.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/11\/27\/us\/politics\/senate-tax-bills-potential-hurdle-republicans.html?_r=0\">New York Times<\/a>: &ldquo;El proyecto de impuestos que empujan en el Congresos <strong>se inclina incrementalmente a que el c&oacute;digo tributario de los Estados Unidos beneficie a los estadounidenses ricos<\/strong>, mientras los l&iacute;deres republicanos apoyan las solicitudes de legisladores de m&aacute;s beneficios para los due&ntilde;os de grandes negocios&rdquo;. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/business\/wp\/2017\/11\/27\/trump-could-personally-benefit-from-last-minute-change-to-senate-tax-bill\/?tid=sm_tw&amp;utm_term=.577796fa375c\">Washington Post<\/a>: &ldquo;<strong>Cambios de &uacute;ltimo minuto al proyecto de impuestos podr&iacute;a beneficiar personalmente al presidente Trump<\/strong>, quien ha invertido en aproximadamente 500 entidades que podr&iacute;an verse afectadas por los ajustes planificados&rdquo;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Republicans are trying to rush through a tax bill that would provide huge benefits to corporations and the top 1% at the expense of the middle class because they know how unpopular and damaging their proposals are &ndash; and the bill is only getting worse. 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