Senate advances tax bill that benefits the rich and will cost $1.4 trillion dollars

The Senate voted 51 to 49 to pass its version of the GOP Tax Cuts and Jobs Act early Saturday morning. Many lawmakers only received the text of the massive bill, which has far-reaching implications across multiple sectors, just before the vote, leaving no time to read the almost-500 page piece of legislation.

Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) was the only Republican to vote against the plan, and no Democrats voted for it.

The Senate version now has to be reconciled with the House versio...