Susan Collins May Change Tax Overhaul Vote If Her Amendments Are Omitted

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By Associated Press Published DECEMBER 8, 2017 10:08 AM

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she may change her vote on the GOP tax overhaul if her amendments are not included in the final measure.

She tells WABI-TV she won’t make a final decision until she sees what comes out of a conference committee.

Collins joined the majority in a 51-49 vote, after her amendments on property tax and medical expense deductions were included. She says she also secured a promise from House and Senate leaders to remove the threat of a 4 percent cut to Medicare.

Collins is facing criticism in her home state over the tax plan that would provide steep tax cuts for businesses and more modest tax breaks for families and individuals. On Thursday, police arrested nine protesters at her Portland office.

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[Girard442]

1. You know, in 1930's Germany there were probably moderate Nazis.

Good thing, else Hitler would have rampaged unchecked.

[ananda]

4. He didn't?

????

[louis c]

12. Max Naumann, Moderate Nazi

Here's a story about a moderate Nazi in the 1930's

<snip>Dr. Max Naumann, leader of the Union of National German Jews, (Verband Nationaldeutscher Juden) an organization enrolling seven thousand Jewish citizens of Germany, declared in an interview that Nazi action against Jews was in many ways justified. He further stated that patriotic German Jews did not want the support of foreign Side in New York, and the Grenadierstrasse here.<snip>

Link:
https://www.jta.org/1933/08/13/archive/dr-max-naumann-still-loyal-to-nazi-oppressors-of-his-race-hits-zionists-and-eastern-jews

[groundloop]

2. What a drama queen - look at me look at me !!!!!!

[ananda]

15. ANd so ugly and sooo smarmy.

I never could stand her.

[Irish_Dem]

3. The protests need to continue. They cannot arrest the entire country. nt

[kysrsoze]

5. Apparently that's all that matters to her.

[Le Gaucher]

6. That is when the Savior Mike Pence will swoop in

and grab her by the p***y

[Gothmog]

7. Colins is an idiot and was played as a fool

[bagelsforbreakfast]

9. She knew exactly what she was doing- its called plausible deniability😕

[old guy]

8. Just cast your yes vote, shut up and go away.

[Skittles]

10. aw is she learning a lesson?

she makes me sick

[exboyfil]

11. The economists she cited have already disavowed her comment

that the tax cuts would pay for themselves. She has to be in Fantasyland if she thinks that is the case.

$150B/yr in lost revenue. In the next year or two we will need about $150B/yr to retire the Social Security Trust Fund bonds. Does anybody think that should be in a campaign ad?

Off course that still does not address the current $500B/yr in structural deficit.

[Freethinker65]

13. MAY??????? wtf, tho I am not at all surprised

[paleotn]

14. Susan, Susan, Susan.....

Come on, Maine. You can do better than this.

[lark]

16. Kick her out if she votes yes.

Taxpayers need to vote for their own best interests, which are not the same as those of the oligarchs.

[Maven]

17. Too late Susan. We're coming for your seat in 2020. nt

[maxrandb]

18. Dear Susan

Go fuck yourself sideways with a First Edition hard cover copy of Atlas Shrugged you worthless piece of amphibian shit.

Just fuck you and the "good Retrumplican" bullshit routine!

[Bengus81]

19. She cares NOT that the ACA mandate is in that bill which will SINK the program....

After her votes to save it months ago NOW she doesn't care when it's obvious what Republicans are doing by including this in a so called tax reform bill.

So go save your BULLSHIT for someone who cares Collins.