Tonight with what is expected to be an historic vote on tax re form. The senate is still debating the gop legislation. Youre looking at a live picture from capital hill. Members began this debate more than six hours ago. A vote is still expected sometime tonight. Earlier today the house of representatives passed a sweeping rewrite of the nations tax code, the first in three decades, but a prosed yurl naf yew basically wiped out that vote. Senate democrats say three provisions in the house bill violate senate rules and therefore have to be removed and so the house will have a redo tomorrow. The legislation is expected to pass again. We will of course keep an eye on this throughout the evening. Also developing tonight a single vote may spell the end of the republican control in vas house of delegates. The Democratic Delegate shell i simmons seems to have won by one vote. Her victory would mean an democrats in the statehouse. It would also mean a rare power sharing agreement may have to b
Sproik the speaker dwoom. First i want to thank these families for taking time out of their day to join us. Welcome. It is great to have you here with us today. Fantastic. You are who this is all about. This plan is for the middle class families in this country who deserve a break. It is for the families who are out there living paycheck to paycheck who just keep getting squeezed. Half the country today is living paycheck to paycheck and a lot more people are about a paycheck away from living paycheck to paycheck in this country. And this is going to help give people relief. The tax cut and jobs act will deliver real relief for people in the middle. People who are also striving to get there. With this plan, the typical family of four will save 1,182 a year on their taxes. For many families having an additional 1,182 more will make a real difference. That 1,182 more covers about a years worth of gas for your car. It covers your familys phone bill for the year. Depending how much data yo
This is a very important and special moment for our country, for all americans. Are we going to let the defenders of the status quo win and see our country continue down this downward spiral or are we going to realize the promise of our country, revitalize the american idea . This is our chance to make sure that generations to come dont just get by, they get ahead in this country. Let me turn this over to the person who has led this effort. I am so proud of this man and this committee in this room. I want to turn it over the chairman of the ways and Means Committee and thank all the members of that committee for bringing us to where we are and getting us to this point. Ladies and gentlemen, the leader of this moment, kevin brady, chairman of the ways and Means Committee. Hear, hear. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you, the American Families standing with us today and thank you, as well, the ways and Means Committee members who have been listening and traveling across this country for thi
Speaker ryan morning. Good morning. First, i want to thank these families for taking time out of their day to join us. Welcome. It is great to have you here with us today. Fantastic. [applause] you are here who this is all about. This plan is for the middle class families in this country that deserves a break. It is for the families living paycheck to paycheck who just keep getting squeezed. You know, about half the country is living paycheck to paycheck and more are about a paycheck away from living paycheck to paycheck in this country and this will help give people relief. The tax cut and jobs act will deliver real relief for people in the middle, people who are also striving to get there. With this plan, the typical family of four will save 1,182 a year on their taxes. For many families, having an additional 1,182 more will make a real difference. That 1,182 more covers about a years worth of gas for your car. It covers your familys phone bill for the year, depending how much data y
You are who this is all about this plan is for the middle class families in this country who deserve a break for families that live paycheck to paycheck that is getting squeezed greece. And living paycheck to paycheck this will help give the people believe the tax cut and jobs act will have really the for those people who are striving to get there with this plan a typical family of four will save 1,182 per year on taxes. For many families adding an additional 1,182 makes a real difference. The 1,182 covers one years worth of gas, your phone bill for the year, depending on how metadata your kids use thats . . . To help pay down debt faster or that 1,182 for the average family helps people put money away for college, save for retirement or a rainy day. With this plan were getting rid of the polls and making things so simple to make them on taxes with this plan so that americans can compete with the rest of the world and making it so families can have more takehome pay. This is a special