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The Senate agreed to move forward on tax reform debate Wednesday, the last procedural hurdle to passing the Republican tax reform legislation.
The motion to proceed passed 52-48, along partisan lines.
Reluctant Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Corker (R-TN), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) all voted for the tax reform bill, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, despite their reservations about the bill.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday, “I encourage any member who thinks that we need to fix the problems of our outdated tax code to vote to proceed to the legislation. I urge them to vote for the motion to…