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Senate Passed the Budget, Paving the Way for Tax Reform

Senate Passed the Budget, Paving the Way for Tax Reform
US President Donald Trump listens to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–Ky.), speak to the media in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Oct. 16, 2017. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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The U.S. Senate passed the 2018 budget resolution, a major step toward advancing President Donald Trump’s proposed overhaul of the tax code.

On Oct. 19 the Republican-controlled Senate approved the budget for the next fiscal year by a 51 to 49 vote, with opposition from Democrats and GOP Sen. Rand Paul.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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