- The Congressional Budget Office released a new estimate showing the GOP tax law will add $1.9 trillion to the federal debt over the next 10 years.
- GOP Sen. Bob Corker, who ultimately voted for the final package despite concerns about the deficit and debt, was not happy to hear this.
- "If it ends up costing what has been laid out here, it could well be one of the worst votes I’ve made," Corker said.
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Top Republican senator says voting for the GOP tax law could be 'one of the worst votes I’ve made'
Republican Sen. Bob Corker is not happy with the possibility that the GOP tax law will add a massive amount of debtover the next 10 years.
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GOP Sen. Bob Corker is having second thoughts about his vote on the new tax reform law, now that there's a clearer price tag for the bill.
During a Senate Budget Committee hearing with the Congressional Budget Office, Corker bemoaned the large amount of new federal debt that is projected to pile up due to the new law.
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