AP sources: GOP tentatively agrees to $1.5T plan on tax cuts
(WorldNews Politics)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Top Republicans on a key Senate panel have reached a tentative agreement on a tax plan that would add about $1.5 trillion to the government`s $20 trillion debt over 10 years, according to congressional officials. Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, a member of the chamber`s dwindling band of deficit hawks, said on Tuesday that Republicans have `potentially gotten to a very good place` on agreeing to how much the upcoming tax measure might cost, once the Senate`s tax writers have blended together rate cuts, additional revenue raised through curbing tax breaks, and the beneficial effects of what he called `pro-growth tax reform.` `We`ll have something for you a little bit later...