TAX CUT MOMENTUM The Senate GOP clears an important hurdle on tax bill, moving closer to a final vote on their tax plan. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-WI, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-AK, both said they are voting “yes” on the bill. http://cvote.it/2inkl5C
TAX PLAN FOR FAMILIES? The tax plan is great for corporations, but it needs to do more for the white working class voters that put Donald Trump into office. That’s at least the opinion of pro-family conservatives Bradford Wilcox and Samuel Hammond. http://cvote.it/2AmXjD5
CHANGE THE TAX PLAN? Well, Senators Marco Rubio, R-FL, and Mike Lee, R-UT, want to change the tax bill for those blue-collar workers. Their provision to lower taxes would only apply to those with a job, as it would reduce their payroll tax burden. But it would not pay them more than what they pay in payroll taxes. “This is not a handout, this is not a welfare benefit,” said Lee. Trump opposes the plan because it would reduce the corporate tax from 35% to 22% — instead of the target of 20%. http://cvote.it/2AomTr1
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I am worried about fertility in 2017. I am very concerned about fertility in 2018. I am scared of what fertility numbers will be in 2019, especially if a recession hits somewhere in that period. Our fertility decline is on par with serious, durable fertility declines in other big, developed countries, and may be extremely difficult to reverse. I have no happy ending to this blog post.” -Lymon Stone, The Great Baby Bust of 2017. http://cvote.it/2Aqea7I
POLITICAL SEX SCANDALS House votes unanimously to mandate sexual harassment training for all House lawmakers and staff after sexual harassment allegations against several lawmakers surfaced. http://cvote.it/2AoM78Q
ECONOMY IS GROWING The U.S. economy grew at a three-year high of 3.3% in the third quarter. http://cvote.it/2ip3NKp
MEDIA BIAS Those “fact check” articles are usually just editorials dressed up as math and science. Here’s proof: http://cvote.it/2ip6v2I
CULTURE Two loggers didn’t think twice before rescuing a woman from a burning truck. That’s the kind of masculine virtue we need to celebrate, says Nicole Stacy. http://cvote.it/2ApfEiH
PROPHETIC VOICE This coming July, we will mark the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s deeply controversial encyclical letter Humanae vitae. “Could anyone possibly contest that the last half century has witnessed a significant breakdown of the institution of marriage? Is anyone so blind as not to see that during the last five decades “a lowering of moral standards” has taken place?” asks Bishop Robert Barron, in his column “Paul VI, Prophet.” http://cvote.it/2ilXdEF
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Andrew – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.” (Jn 6:63) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
BEAUTIFUL This Miss USA contestant is a pro-life miracle smashing the media’s narrative. http://cvote.it/2AoBFOE