President Trump said on Saturday that he was pleased Vice President Pence was not needed in the Senate to break a tie during the tax reform vote.
President Trump said on Saturday that he was pleased Vice President Pence was not needed in the Senate to break a tie during the tax reform vote.
“Last night, out of 52 Republican senators, 51 voted and we did not need our great vice president to break the tie. We did not need Mike,“ Trump told reporters.
“We got no Democrat help and I think that’s going to cost them in the election because they voted against tax cuts. I don’t think politically it’s good to vote against tax cuts,“ he continued.
Trump’s remarks come hours after Senate Republicans scored their major first legislative victory of the year through passing tax reform legislation in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Sen. Bob Corker Robert (Bob) Phillips CorkerSusan Collins is swing vote on tax bill Top GOP senators say they have the votes to pass tax bill Angus King on GOP tax push: ‚To call this a circus would be an insult to circuses‘ MORE (R-Tenn.) was the only Republican to oppose the bill.
The measure would lower tax rates for individuals through 2025 and permanently cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent.
Vice President Pence did preside over the final passage of the vote and received applause when he announced the bill passed.
