House GOP Push to Extend Tax Cuts Meets Resistance in Senate

“House Republicans expect to vote on their tax plan in September, and one leading option is a three-bill package: Extension of expiring tax cuts, expansion of incentives for savings and policies to promote innovation,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The tax-cut extension, the largest of the three bills, is the one that is most likely to become a campaign-season talking point and also least likely to become law this year.”

“Even attempting a sure-to-fail vote carries risks for Senate Republicans, because a few Democrats up for re-election in states won by President Donald Trump could muddle the GOP’s campaign message against them by voting for middle-class tax cuts.”