Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who in Could voted towards the Home GOP’s model of President Trump’s megabill, mentioned Wednesday that he is a “yes” on the Senate-passed laws.
“I got to say, no one puts a deal together like President Trump, he’s a master. But I think one of the other persuasive things was just looking at the Democrats’ reaction to it,” he mentioned.
“Maybe the bill is better than I thought. Democrats’ reaction helped me persuade that, wow, maybe this bill does, does do some really good things.”
Davidson mentioned he spoke with Trump a “couple times before changing” his vote.
Davidson beforehand opposed the Home invoice for not being extra aggressive in chopping spending.
He was one in every of two Republicans to vote “no” when the Home handed the measure in Could, 215-214. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) additionally opposed the invoice, whereas Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) voted “present.”
However some Home conservatives have strongly criticized the Senate plan, which they are saying would add tons of of billions of {dollars} extra to the nation’s deficits than the Home plan would. Deficit hawks this week threatened to tank a procedural vote on advancing the invoice, and the Home is in a holding sample as GOP management works to win them over.
Discussing his determination to again the brand new plan, Davidson mentioned, “I think the reality is I wanted to give us a chance to get a better product.”
“The time hasn’t been used as well as I wish it would have been. There are some things that people negotiated for and made progress. I mean, the SALT got less expensive,” he mentioned, referring to the state and native tax (SALT) deduction cap.
“In some ways, the Medicaid reforms got more aggressive, which is, to me, a good thing,” Davidson mentioned.
“I think this is probably the best product we can get, and I want to do as much as I can to help President Trump and the team get this bill across the finish line.”
