US uncertainty grows, as Senate Republicans link Obamacare and tax cuts
Washington — US Senate Republicans on Tuesday linked repealing a key component of Obamacare to their ambitious tax-cut plan, raising new political risks and uncertainties for the tax measure that financial markets have been monitoring closely for months. In comments that infuriated Democrats and left some senior Republicans unsure about what comes next, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told reporters: "We’re optimistic that inserting the individual mandate repeal would be helpful and that’s obviously the view of the Senate finance committee Republicans as well." The finance panel, which had been in session for two days, abruptly adjourned on Tuesday as Democrats slammed the Republicans’ handling of their tax proposals, for which formal legislative language has still not been unveiled. Ron Wyden, the committee’s top Democrat, demanded more time for Democrats to discuss the issue "because we were never told that healthcare was going to be part of it and this just flew in liter...
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