A vote on this week's budget resolution will be a vote for or against tax reform
When senators vote later this week on this year's budget resolution, they are voting to support or oppose tax reform.
While in years past the budget has been largely a visionary document, in 2017, the budget is the vehicle for tax reform. Support for this budget equals support for tax reform, while opposition means opposition to tax reform.
Passage of the resolution will allow a tax cut of $1.5 trillion over the next decade, giving families and businesses the tax reduction they need. It will also unlock tax reform that leads to drastic simplification and strong economic growth resulting in new or better jobs and higher wages.
Failure to pass the budget will mean tax reform stalls and perhaps, the best opportunity to pass comprehensive tax reform in 30 years will be missed.
To get tax reform, Congress must use budget reconciliation, which avoids a Senate filibuster as almost every Senate Democrat has already ruled out supporting Trump’s tax reform plan.
At the start of the year, Republican lawmakers promised they would achieve two core conservative issues — repeal of ObamaCare and passage of pro-growth tax reform.
More than nine months into the year, neither goal has been achieved leaving Republicans with few victories to point to. Ahead of 2018, Republican lawmakers still have an opportunity for a win by passing tax reform.
While detailed legislation still needs to be developed by the committees of jurisdiction, senators have an opportunity next week to show they are serious when they say they support tax reform by voting for the FY 18 budget resolution.
A vote for the budget resolution should be considered a vote for the many reforms proposed in the tax framework.
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