Debate has begun on the bill — actually, the procedural debate for considering the bill — and lawmakers aren’t holding back.
“This is robbery,” said Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the Rules Committee.
He said it’s taking from the nation’s most vulnerable to provide tax breaks for the rich.
“It is cowardly, it is a betrayal of everything this country is supposed to stand for,” he said.
But Republican Rep. Nick Langworthy of Pennsylvania said the package will ensure Trump’s 2017 tax breaks don’t expire at the end of the year.
“This isn’t extreme, it’s not partisan it’s proven policy,” he said.
He highlighted the bill’s higher child tax credit and other expanded tax breaks.
“Let’s get this country back on track,” he said.
