House gives final OK to GOP tax plan, sending it to Trump
The House passes the Republican tax plan.
Congress gave final approval to the GOP tax plan Wednesday after the House took an unusual do-over vote to clear up differences with the Senate-passed bill.
The $1.5 trillion package now heads to President Trump who plans to sign it into law.
The House had approved the tax bill on Tuesday, but was forced to take another vote Wednesday because a couple of provisions in the version it approved were found to be in violation of Senate procedures. Those provisions were dropped before the Senate gave its approval early Wednesday.
Critics complained the Republicans rushed to pass the sweeping tax plan to deliver Trump a year-end legislative victory, but supporters shrugged off the problems as minor.
The tax plan dramatically cuts corporate rates, and provides some individual rate reductions, overhauling the tax code for the first time in 30 years.
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