Republicans are set to make the Play of Bypassing the Senate Parliamentarian, and bringing a Budget Resolution based on a Scoring Baseline, set by Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC), that would allow them to Argue extending Trump’s (R) 2017 Tax Cuts won’t Add to the Deficit.
Senate Republicans are being careful to say they won’t “Overrule” the Parliamentarian, the Senate’s Procedural Umpire, but Democrats are already Accusing them of going “Nuclear” by flouting the Senate’s Rules and Precedents.
“We think the law is very clear, and ultimately the budget committee chairman makes that determination,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told Reporters Tuesday, arguing Graham has the Authority to decide whether Extending the Trump Tax Cuts would Add to the Deficit. and need to be Offset by Big Spending Cuts or Revenue-Raising Proposals.
The Stakes are High, as the Outcome could Determine the Size of the Tax Relief Package Passed by the Republican-controlled Congress, and whether Republicans are able to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Biggest Legislative Accomplishment of Trump’s First Term, Permanent.
The Biggest Procedural question facing Trump’s Agenda, is whether Republicans can Project their Impact on Future Deficits by Scoring them as “Current Policy”.
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