Well, it only took the Republicans in Congress 15 months, but they finally passed the 2005 tax cut reconciliation bill this evening. The House passed the bill last night by a vote of 224 - 185 and the Senate voted 54 - 44 tonight to approve it. Three Democrats (Ben Nelson (NE), Bill Nelson (FL), and Mark Pryor (AR)) joined 51 Republicans to pass the misguided tax bill that overwhelmingly benefits the super-rich and uses outrageous gimmicks to circumvent common-sense budget rules. Sen. Chafee (R-RI), Snowe (R-ME), and Voinovich (R-OH) joined with 41 Democrats to oppose the bill. There isn't much left to say about this bill we haven't already said. It's irresponsible, dishonest, immoral, and damaging to the country. Congress should be ashamed.