- The Washington Times - Thursday, November 9, 2017

Sen. John Thune said Thursday he’s hoping the tax plan coming out of the Senate will have some bipartisanship consensus.

“I’m hoping in the end there’ll be Democrats that will vote for it,” Mr. Thune, South Dakota Republican, said on CBS News. “I think there are going be enough features about this bill that’ll be attractive to them that we may attract some Democrats, but right now we won’t know.”

Mr. Thune did say he’s committed to getting the bill passed by the end of the year as Republicans have long promised. He said Senate Republicans plan to send the bill to the Senate Finance Committee next week and then have a full markup before going to the floor for an open amendment process.

He said he cannot guarantee tax cuts for all middle-class families, but emphasized that Republicans are working hard to lower or maintain the current tax burden.

“As we look at this, we’re trying to maintain the tax burden similar to what it is today. That the distribution of this flows through all the different brackets in a way that’s consistent with what Americans are seeing today in terms of their tax burdens,” Mr. Thune said.

• Sally Persons can be reached at spersons@washingtontimes.com.

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