Democrats had previously planned to offer to a series of amendments to one of the GOP bills. But according to the Hill some feared the amendments, which would have both repealed the controversial tax breaks and effectively reversed the impact of the bill altogether, would not have made it past the Rules Committee, which is meeting on Wednesday afternoon. 

 

 

 

 

 

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has vowed to push for a Senate vote on a proposal that would eliminate the tax breaks for oil companies, although some have expressed doubts that Democrats have the 60 votes likely needed to pass it.