- The Senate Budget Committee is scheduled to take up the GOP tax bill on Tuesday.
- GOP Sen. Ron Johnson said that without changes he will not vote for the bill in committee.
- Since Republicans only have a one-vote majority in the Committee, Johnson's defection would prevent the bill from making it to the Senate floor.
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The Republican tax plan could slam into a wall tomorrow
The Senate Budget Committee is set to take up the Republican tax bill on Tuesday, but GOP Sen. Ron Johnson could block it in the Committee without changes.
Senate Republican leaders have little time in which to come up with a change to their tax bill, or the measure could stumble on a key procedural hurdle.
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, one of two public "no" votes on the Senate tax bill, named the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), told reporters Monday that unless there are changes made to the bill he plans to vote against the plan in the Senate Budget Committee.
Given that Republicans hold only a one-seat advantage in the Committee, Johnson's vote would be enough to prevent the bill from making it to the full Senate floor.
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