Democrat calls Murkowski 'cheap date' over whaling tax carveout

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) quipped that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) was a "cheap date" for voting for President Trump’s giant tax and spending package, seemingly for a tax break for fishermen, during a House Rules Committee hearing on Tuesday. The comment came after Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) asked House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) about a new tax...