House Republicans pushed through a new round of tax cuts Friday that would permanently extend the cuts for individuals in President Trump's signature law that are set to expire within
a decade.
During debate over the tax law last year, Democrats frequently attacked Republicans because
the legislation contained permanent rate reductions for corporations but temporary ones for
individuals.
The Senate has no intention of taking up the bill, which is projected to add more than $600
billion to the debt by the end of the next decade and much more beyond that.
But House Republicans moved the measure Friday, five weeks ahead of midterm elections
that will decide control of Congress, in an effort to refocus attention on Trump's top legislative
accomplishment - as well as to put Democrats in the position of voting against giving
permanent tax cuts to individuals at all income levels.
Erica Werner and Jeff Stein, The Washington Post, 9/30/2018
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