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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What did the House and Senate GOP work out over taxes?

    The big tax bill looks like it’s headed for a vote next week. House and Senate negotiators have worked out most of the details, and so, Republicans seem ready to pass the bill and get it to Trump before Christmas, as they hoped.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 13, 2017 • 1 min read

    The big tax bill looks like it’s headed for a vote next week. House and Senate negotiators have worked out most of the details, and so, Republicans seem ready to pass the bill and get it to Trump before Christmas, as they hoped.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Black voters in Alabama save the day for Democrats
    1. 0:00What did the House and Senate GOP work out over taxes?You’re reading this
    2. 10:53What a Democratic victory in Alabama means for political races elsewhere
    3. 26:46Lezley Saar's portraits question what is normal
    4. 37:30KCRW Bookworm's favorite books of the year
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