BREAKING: Senate Passes GOP Tax Reform Bill 51-48

The Senate has passed the Republican tax reform bill.

Hours after the House vote, the GOP-led Senate voted 51-48 to proceed with the major tax reform legislation.

All Republicans senators present for the vote voted in favor of the bill. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was absent.

The House will have to vote again tomorrow on the legislation due to one slight issue. Per CNN:

The Senate parliamentarian ruled Tuesday afternoon that some changes will need to be made to the House version to make it comply with the Byrd rule, so the Senate will vote on the amended bill Tuesday night, then send it back to the House for a vote Wednesday morning.

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