TAX BILL The Senate passed the tax bill 51-48. A few tweaks had to be made to the final bill, so the House will have to vote on the bill again today before it can go to President Trump for a signature. http://cvote.it/2BOIaLq
WHAT THE TAX BILL MEANS Even the liberal Tax Policy Center had to admit that 80% of taxpayers are going to get a tax cut under the GOP bill. And just 5% will see a tax hike of more than $10. http://cvote.it/2B3DI7S
OBAMACARE & ABORTION Are Senate Republicans about to do a flip flop on abortion funding in a Obamacare ‘stability’ bill? It’s absolutely critical that any such legislation contains pro-life ‘Hyde Amendment’ protections. http://cvote.it/2B2Gl9W
PENNSYLVANIA’S ABORTION GOVERNOR Gov. Tom Wolf, D-PA, vetoed a bill which would have banned abortions after 20 weeks. State Sen. Michelle Brooks said she was disappointed Pennsylvania “will be unable to protect so many babies in the future, who will never know the joy of living.” Nineteen other states have a similar ban. http://cvote.it/2B6iLta
SHOWDOWN OVER IMMIGRATION? Democrats appear unwilling to threaten a government shutdown over DACA. “Trump is operating from a greater position of political strength than many want to admit,” says AP political writer Nick Riccardi. http://cvote.it/2B1EjH9
BANNING WORDS AT CDC? Liberals were up in arms over the allegation that the Trump administration had banned several words like “fetus” and “transgender” from being used at the Center for Disease Control. But this was fake news! Yuval Levin explains. http://cvote.it/2B2GUk5
PASTORAL CARE What can priests do to help Catholics combat addiction to pornography? After all, studies show the average age of the first exposure to pornography is 8 years old. http://cvote.it/2B26RQG
CARDINAL LAW Former Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned in disgrace during the clergy sex scandal, dies in Rome at age 86. http://cvote.it/2BM3QHT
MASS FOR THE DEAF Spanish priests celebrate the Mass in sign language every week for the deaf. http://cvote.it/2B2E5Q6
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Dominic of Silos – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.” (Ps 24:7) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
HUMOR This is kind of cheesy, but kind of funny, too. The Bethlemian Rhapsody. http://cvote.it/2BPhABE