Sen. Angus King said Tuesday that Democrats never had a chance to work with Republicans on tax reform.
“It didn’t have to be the Republican bill. It could’ve easily been a bipartisan bill. There were at least 15 or 20 Democrats that were anxious to do tax reform, cut corporate rates, deal with off-shore profits, all of those issues, and there was never a chance,” Mr. King, Maine independent, said on CNN.
Mr. King, who caucuses with the Democrats, said the bill was clearly fast-tracked through Congress on partisan lines. He said he feels the process was “ridiculously rushed.”
“If you have a bill that’s really important, the process by which you get there should be very thorough,” he explained.
Senate and House Republicans enter the conference phase of the tax plan to work out an discrepancies between the two bills. They say they intend to meet their target date of Christmas to pass the bill and send it to President Trump’s desk.
Democrats have remained united in opposing the plan.
• Sally Persons can be reached at spersons@washingtontimes.com.
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