McCain Decision May Give Trump "Yuge" Legislative Victory

Published: 30 Nov, 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu_m6jZZf1M
John McCain released a statement Thursday announcing that he would support the GOP tax reform bill in the Senate, shrinking the already small number of Republicans who were on the fence or opposed.
https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/status/936263685290516480
President Donald Trump has been on the road touting the tax reform efforts. McCain's decision may present the president a clear path to his first major legislative victory.
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