GOP Tax Bill Holdouts Won Over by Plans for Cuts, Trump Actions

The haggling and cajoling that will likely lead the Republican tax bill to pass the House on Thursday relied on promises of future spending cuts and presidential orders on immigration and clean energy.

The behind-the-scenes negotiations between President Donald Trump, GOP leaders, and conservative holdouts did not involve changes to the bill itself. That allowed for a quick, successful procedural vote Thursday morning and likely passage before Trump’s July 4 deadline. But it instead offered hazy promises of possible future actions.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said he and other leaders discussed the possibility of a second GOP bill ...