A bipartisan deal that would reduce business taxes while expanding the child tax credit has set up a political dilemma for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he weighs whether to bypass objections from within his own ranks to bring it to the floor as soon as next week.
Pushback to the tax bill from hard-line conservatives and Northeastern moderates — two factions that have long complicated the slim GOP majority’s ability to move legislation — means Johnson and GOP leadership have to make a choice between pushing through a bipartisan win for business or minimizing intraparty turmoil.
On the one end, swing-district Republicans from blue states who have long pushed to increase the state and local tax (SALT) credit have expressed frustration that their top priority — which is also opposed by many Republicans who argue it incentivizes high state taxes — was not included in the bill.
The Reeepubs admitted on camera more than once that they don’t want to pass anything that Biden could take credit for. Trump cult owns the GQP.
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On the other end, the hard-liners who are growing increasingly frustrated with leadership over issues including government spending are knocking the compromise for keeping migrants in the country illegally eligible for child tax credits and for not going far enough in other areas.
House Democrats expect the bill to come up for a floor vote next week under a fast-track suspension of the rules process, requiring a two-thirds majority for passage.
That tactic is more favored by members of the House Freedom Caucus and their allies, but a handful of swing-district New York moderates had also voted against a rule to protest policy in November.
Some of those complaints were also brought up in a talking points sheet Wednesday by Advancing American Freedom, an advocacy group launched by former Vice President Mike Pence.
But months of internal gridlock over government spending and culture war policy riders have shown that there is little appetite for compromise, with some Republicans including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) even floating a move to force a vote on ousting Johnson from the Speakership if he supports certain measures.
But I am not going to pretend that Republicans aren’t just as guilty because of their absolute absurd adherence to this dogma of, oh, let’s put some corporate taxes on the floor,” Roy said on the Fox radio program Thursday.
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