Floor Update on 1099 and Repeal Votes
In case you hadn’t seen it, on this round of Senate votes just concluded:
- The Levin amendment (1099 repeal paid for by tax increases on oil and gas companies) failed on a 44-54 vote;
- The Stabenow amendment (1099 repeal paid for by rescission of discretionary appropriations) passed, following an 81-17 vote to waive a Budget Act point of order;
- The McConnell amendment on repeal failed on a party-line 47-51 vote to waive a Budget Act point of order.