GOP Hardliners Warn of a Delay to Tax Vote

GOP Hardliners Warn of a Delay to Tax Vote

“The leader of a hardline conservative caucus in the House on Wednesday cast doubt on the prospect President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and spending legislation will be completed by July 4,” Bloomberg reports. Said House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD): “We could take another week to get this thing right. We’re willing to stay until we resolve this.” He added: “I don’t think it’s going to be ready by July 4.”

House GOP hardliners warn of a delay to tax vote

President Trump is meeting with a faction of conservative lawmakers at the White House who have threatened to sink his signature tax legislation over its $3.4 trillion price tag as lawmakers cast doubt on whether it can pass by July 4.