Senators say they’re going to respect President Donald Trump’s tax priorities on tips and overtime pay. The question arising now is how far they’re willing to take those policies.
Republican fiscal hawks in the Senate are suggesting watering down the House’s proposals to end taxes on tips and overtime, and reduce taxes on Social Security. Sen. Ron Johnson said changing the policies would help win his vote on reconciliation.
“That would be one of the forcing mechanisms, to skinny this thing down and leave that for a second bite of the apple,” Johnson, one of the loudest critics of the policies, said Tuesday. “They’re looking at what would be an effective forcing mechanism that I would find acceptable.”