Watch Sen. Elizabeth Warren Mock Republican Tax Bill On Twitter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the Senate nears a momentous vote on the massive Republican tax bill, Democrats are mocking what they say is the late-provided, hefty text of the legislation in videos and tweets.
They're displaying the nearly 500 printed pages with handwritten notes in the margins.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts tweets, "No, I haven't had time to read the 500-page (hashtag)GOPTaxScam bill that we're voting on tonight," with a photo of her reading aloud from pages at her desk. "Couldn't read it if I tried - and I did."
No, I haven't had time to read the 500-page #GOPTaxScam bill that we're voting on tonight. I couldn't read it if I tried – and I did. pic.twitter.com/WgoAT6rxuo
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 2, 2017
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana says "one page literally has hand-scribbled policy changes on it that can't be read. This is Washington, D.C. at its worst. Montanans deserve so much better."
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Senate Republicans are trying to force a vote in the next few hours on a 479-page tax bill whose final text includes handwritten edits in the margins. That's ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/w3iRZbSN9D
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) December 2, 2017
I was just handed a 479-page tax bill a few hours before the vote. One page literally has hand scribbled policy changes on it that can't be read. This is Washington, D.C. at its worst. Montanans deserve so much better. pic.twitter.com/q6lTpXoXS0
— Senator Jon Tester (@SenatorTester) December 2, 2017