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Senate Rulekeeper Deals Blow to Trump Tax Bill

Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.A Senate rulekeeper determination that several major provisions focused on cutting Medicaid spending violate the chamber’s rules deals a heavy blow to Senate Republicans’ tax and spending bill.Senators have been scrambling to finalize their tax bill—a major priority for President Donald Trump—this week to meet a self-imposed July 4 passage deadline. The chamber’s independent rulekeeper’s decision, announced early Thursday in a release from Senate Budget Committee ranking member Jeff…

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