The final countdown is underway for amendments to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as the first roll call vote begins at 11 AM ET today. Join David Hoppe, JT Taylor and Emily Evans as we go through where the bill stands, what to expect, and what McConnell has up his sleeve.
The Majority Leader was forced to postpone Senate votes last night, after the Senate Parliamentarian ruled against including the trigger mechanism proposed by Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). McConnell was still grappling with three remaining holdouts as of 9:00 AM to secure 50 votes. He is expected to introduce an amendment today addressing Corker and Flake's debt/deficit concerns, as well as Senator Ron Johnson's (R-WI) demands for pass-through entities.
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ABOUT David Hoppe: David Hoppe has nearly 30 years of experience on Capitol Hill; Mr. Hoppe has held a number of prominent staff positions within the Republican leadership most recently as Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. He also served as the chief of staff for Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) from 2011 through 2013. Prior to joining Senator Kyl’s staff, Mr. Hoppe was president of the bipartisan public affairs firm Quinn Gillespie and Associates. Earlier, Mr. Hoppe served as chief of staff to then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott from 1996 through 2002; and previously worked with Senator Lott as staff director of the House Republican Research Committee from 1979 through 1980 and staff director for the House Republican Whip from 1981 through 1984. Mr. Hoppe has served as chief of staff to Representative Jack Kemp (R-NY) and administrative aide to U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-IN). He also has worked at the Heritage Foundation and Squire Patton Boggs, and Quinn Gillespie & Associates.
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