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The Republicans' "Win" on Taxes Is a Loss for American Democracy

It’s over. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved, for a second time, the conference version of the Republican tax bill, clearing the way for Donald Trump to sign the legislation into law as soon as the relevant paperwork can be sent to the White House.

There was little drama even on Tuesday night, when the Senate took up the bill. With the few on-the-fence senators—such as Susan Collins, of Maine, who earlier this year was one of the Republican saviors of the Affordable Care Act—having expressed their support for the tax proposal, its passage was assured. Nonetheless, as members from both parties pointed out in speeches from the Senate floor, this was a momentous occasion.

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