Top Republican claims enough votes for Senate OK of tax bill

WASHINGTON (AP) " Senate Republicans steamed toward passage of a $1.4 trillion tax bill Friday, overcoming eleventh-hour hitches in their drive to deliver a major legislative accomplishment to President Donald Trump by Christmas."We have the votes," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said after a closed-door meeting of Republican senators.One prior holdout, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., announced that he would support the bill. Another, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said on [...]


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