Key Senate panel passes tax bill after 2 holdout GOP senators flip to 'yes'

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The Senate Budget Committee passed the Republican tax bill 12-11 on Tuesday, as protesters shouted "kill the bill" and were arrested outside the doors.

The senators divided along party lines, with Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) flipping to "yes" just before the vote, Bloomberg Politics reports. Previously, Johnson had announced his opposition to the bill, and Corker was among a handful of holdouts whose vote was unclear.

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