NewsWorks Tonight, October 20, 2017
Listen 0:00The Philadelphia region’s Congressional delegation reacts to the Senate’s tax reform vote. Temple University law professor David Kairys discusses whether politicians who block dissenting voices on their Facebook pages infringe on freedom of speech. Frank Newport, Editor-in-Chief of the Gallup Poll, looks at public opinion from the week’s news, including new findings about attitudes towards the NFL.
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GOP Reps in region split as tax bill passes
All U.S. House Republicans from Pennsylvania voted for the tax package; four of five in New Jersey opposed it.
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N.J., Pa. GOP push tax overhaul, with one key reservation — property tax deductions
The effort to overhaul the nation's tax code is testing the GOP's ability to govern, and right now the region's lawmakers are highlighting the difficulty facing party leaders.
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