Five bills passed (all on party lines except for the higher ed bill that got @seanbowie’s vote) and they’re on the tax omnibus now. Everyone wants to comment on the so-called flat tax. #azleg 
Sen. @ChristinePMarsh asks if Republicans realized they lost members every year since 2011, with the exception of the year former Sen. Carlyle Begay switched from being a D to an R. Is it possible these tax cut bills had something to do with that?
.@SenQuezada29 says he's excited about this budget because he gets to vote no on a plan that he believes will be the nail in the coffin for GOP dominance in Arizona.
Every year, @Rios_Rebecca says, Dems ask to spend more on infrastructure, housing and education. Every year, Republicans have the same answer.
"The answer whether we have money or we don't have money is always the same. It's not original. It's 'hey, let's give a tax cut.'"
"The answer whether we have money or we don't have money is always the same. It's not original. It's 'hey, let's give a tax cut.'"
Sen. @SonnyBorrelli says contempt for the rich is another way to keep the poor poor.
Sen. @JDMesnard, one architect of the tax plan, says he finds it exciting and he thinks most Arizonans will too.
Re: it being a tax cut for the rich, he says people with higher incomes pay more and will still pay more.
Re: it being a tax cut for the rich, he says people with higher incomes pay more and will still pay more.
.@JDMesnard, cont.: people said this will be the end of the GOP, but 2020 was a banner year for Republicans, and he thinks 2022 will be even better after redistricting (Rs consider the current Arizona maps gerrymandered)
And with that, and a promise from Mesnard that the tax cuts will lead to future surpluses, the tax omnibus passed 16-14.
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